N9873U
Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah
N9873U on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2028-02-29Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2021-02-05Certificate of registration issued as N9873U.
- 1976-12-09Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
About N9873U
N9873U is a Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA model AA-5A), serial number AA5A0273. The FAA register lists Cheetah Flyers LLC as the registrant in Huntersville, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 5, 2021 and expires on February 29, 2028.
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 December 9, 1976.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9873U. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.
Published figures for the Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.
Accident & incident history
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.
