Single-engine piston

N889D

1978 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
AA5B-0706
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4K
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Qualitair LLC Trustee (LLC)
Based
Michelstadt, DE
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Registration record

N889D on the FAA register

Type
1978 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B)
Serial
AA5B-0706
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4K
Registered owner
Qualitair LLC Trustee
Michelstadt, DE
Certificate issued
2022-04-26
Airworthiness date
2009-04-01
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AC3F8F
Mode S (octal)
53037617
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

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-04-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N889D.
  • 2009-04-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N889D

N889D is a 1978 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA model AA-5B), serial number AA5B-0706. The FAA register lists Qualitair LLC Trustee as the registrant in Michelstadt. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 26, 2022 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A4K 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 April 1, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N889D.

Cruise
139 kt
Range
686 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
865 ft
Landing over 50 ft
410 ft
Fuel burn
13 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N889D.

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.