Single-engine piston

N8488E

1979 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
AA5B-1240
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Corolla, NC
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Registration record

N8488E on the FAA register

Type
1979 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA: Gulfstream AA-5B)
Serial
AA5B-1240
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Corolla, NC
Certificate issued
2025-11-21
Airworthiness date
1980-12-15
Registration expires
2032-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
ABA106
Mode S (octal)
52720406
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

  • 2032-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-11-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N8488E.
  • 1980-12-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N8488E

N8488E is a 1979 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA model AA-5B), serial number AA5B-1240. It is registered to an individual in Corolla, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 21, 2025 and expires on November 30, 2032.

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 December 15, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8488E.

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 N8488E.

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.