Single-engine piston

N81227

1977 Grumman Tiger AA-5B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
AA5B0460
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Grumman Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Virginia Beach, VA
1977 Grumman Tiger AA-5B
Representative photo of a Grumman Tiger AA-5B. Not a photo of N81227.
Registration record

N81227 on the FAA register

Type
1977 Grumman Tiger AA-5B
Serial
AA5B0460
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Grumman Aviation LLC
Virginia Beach, VA
Certificate issued
2023-04-25
Airworthiness date
1977-03-30
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AB1388
Mode S (octal)
52611610
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
500 nm
Cruise (type)
139 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N81227 to the current registrant.
  • 1977-03-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1952-08-08
    N81227 previously assigned to a Fairchild 24W-46 (s/n W46128); cancelled.
Overview

About N81227

N81227 is a 1977 Grumman Tiger AA-5B, serial number AA5B0460. The FAA register lists Grumman Aviation LLC as the registrant in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 25, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

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 500 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated March 30, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N81227.

Cruise
139 kt
Range
500 nm
Fuel burn
13 gph

Published figures for the Grumman Tiger AA-5B 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 N81227.

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.