Single-engine piston

N895

1978 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
AA5A0564
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Mojave, CA
Registration record

N895 on the FAA register

Type
1978 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A)
Serial
AA5A0564
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mojave, CA
Certificate issued
2024-05-12
Airworthiness date
1987-03-31
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC57E6
Mode S (octal)
53053746
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

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-05-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N895 to the current registrant.
  • 1987-03-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
  • 1977-11-01
    N895 previously assigned to a Douglas DC-3/C-47 (s/n 33273); cancelled.
  • 1930-02-28
    N895 previously assigned to a Homebuilt JN4D (s/n 34096); cancelled.
Overview

About N895

N895 is a 1978 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA model AA-5A), serial number AA5A0564. It is registered to an individual in Mojave, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 12, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

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 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 March 31, 1987.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N895. 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

1969-08-18 Accident · Eglin Af Base,Fla, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 1 0021
Reported aircraft: Douglas DC-9 — a different aircraft that carried the N895 registration before this airframe.

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.