Single-engine piston

N81048

1976 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1976
Serial
AA5B0412
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bluemont, VA
Registration record

N81048 on the FAA register

Type
1976 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B)
Serial
AA5B0412
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bluemont, VA
Certificate issued
2013-10-30
Airworthiness date
1977-01-08
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AB0C61
Mode S (octal)
52606141
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
686 nm
Cruise (type)
139 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-10-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N81048 to the current registrant.
  • 1977-01-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1976
    Manufactured (1976).
  • 1956-02-23
    N81048 previously assigned to a Cessna 120 (s/n 10338); cancelled.
Overview

About N81048

N81048 is a 1976 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA model AA-5B), serial number AA5B0412. It is registered to an individual in Bluemont, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 30, 2013 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 139 knots and a range of about 686 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated January 8, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N81048.

Cruise
139 kt
Range
686 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
865 ft
Landing over 50 ft
410 ft
Fuel burn
13 gph

Published figures for the Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N81048.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Same model

More Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger aircraft

All 643 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in Virginia

All 5,972 aircraft registered in Virginia →
Similar aircraft

Other single-engine pistons on the register

More from Grumman American Avn.

Grumman American Avn. models on the register

Own N81048?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Aircraft registered in Virginia· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.