Single-engine piston

N90704

1977 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
AA-5A0301
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Qualitair LLC Trustee (LLC)
Based
Michelstadt, DE
Registration record

N90704 on the FAA register

Type
1977 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A)
Serial
AA-5A0301
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Qualitair LLC Trustee
Michelstadt, DE
Certificate issued
2024-10-02
Airworthiness date
2001-04-13
Registration expires
2031-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AC8BA2
Mode S (octal)
53105642
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

  • 2031-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N90704 to the current registrant.
  • 2001-04-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1977-11-28
    N90704 previously assigned to a S N I A S SA341G (s/n 1134); cancelled.
Overview

About N90704

N90704 is a 1977 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA model AA-5A), serial number AA-5A0301. The FAA register lists Qualitair LLC Trustee as the registrant in Michelstadt. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 2, 2024 and expires on October 31, 2031.

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, utility), dated April 13, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N90704. 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

1975-02-15 Accident · San Jose,Ca, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0315
Reported aircraft: Sud Avn SA341G — a different aircraft that carried the N90704 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ESULTING IN EVENTUAL FATIGUE FAILURE OF SHAFT.

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.