Single-engine piston

N81268

Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger / Tiger AA-5B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
AA5B0480
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Falcon Amazing LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N81268 on the FAA register

Type
Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger / Tiger AA-5B
Serial
AA5B0480
Engines
1
Registered owner
Falcon Amazing LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2025-08-04
Airworthiness date
1977-04-16
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AB1415
Mode S (octal)
52612025
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

  • 2032-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N81268 to the current registrant.
  • 2003-06-14
    Accident at Spring, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 1977-04-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1949-03-14
    N81268 previously assigned to a Fairchild 24R-46 (s/n R46168); cancelled.
Overview

About N81268

N81268 is a Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger / Tiger AA-5B, serial number AA5B0480. The FAA register lists Falcon Amazing LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 4, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston 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 April 16, 1977.

N81268 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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 / Tiger AA-5B type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2003-06-14 Accident · Spring, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW03LA179
Reported aircraft: Grumman AA-5B
Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain aircraft control due to wake turbulence.

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.