Single-engine piston

N8656G

1976 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1976
Serial
AA5A0247
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rut-Roh Flyers LLC (LLC)
Based
Greer, SC
Registration record

N8656G on the FAA register

Type
1976 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A)
Serial
AA5A0247
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Rut-Roh Flyers LLC
Greer, SC
Certificate issued
2025-02-17
Airworthiness date
1993-12-21
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABE49B
Mode S (octal)
52762233
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
428 nm
Cruise (type)
127 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-02-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N8656G to the current registrant.
  • 1993-12-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1976
    Manufactured (1976).
Overview

About N8656G

N8656G is a 1976 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA model AA-5A), serial number AA5A0247. The FAA register lists Rut-Roh Flyers LLC as the registrant in Greer, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 17, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 127 knots and a range of about 428 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 21, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8656G. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
127 kt
Range
428 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
880 ft
Landing over 50 ft
380 ft
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-06-11 Accident · Lemoore,Ca, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1130
Reported aircraft: Cessna T310R — a different aircraft that carried the N8656G registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: O REST IN WHEAT FLD,WHEAT BGN BURNING NR HOT EXHST

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.