Single-engine piston

N81068

1977 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
AA5B0415
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Houston, TX
Registration record

N81068 on the FAA register

Type
1977 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B)
Serial
AA5B0415
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Houston, TX
Certificate issued
2016-09-06
Airworthiness date
1977-01-31
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AB0CA7
Mode S (octal)
52606247
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

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-09-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N81068 to the current registrant.
  • 1977-01-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1965-01-21
    N81068 previously assigned to a Cessna 120 (s/n 10358); cancelled.
Overview

About N81068

N81068 is a 1977 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA model AA-5B), serial number AA5B0415. It is registered to an individual in Houston, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 6, 2016 and expires on September 30, 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 31, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N81068. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1964-12-16 Accident · Avon Ohio, 35 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3646
Reported aircraft: Cessna 120 — a different aircraft that carried the N81068 registration before this airframe.

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

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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.