Single-engine piston

N9942U

1977 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
AA5A0342
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Mi Wuk Village, CA
Registration record

N9942U on the FAA register

Type
1977 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A)
Serial
AA5A0342
Engines
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mi Wuk Village, CA
Certificate issued
2003-11-04
Airworthiness date
1988-03-09
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
ADE430
Mode S (octal)
53362060
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

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-11-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N9942U.
  • 1988-03-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N9942U

N9942U is a 1977 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA model AA-5A), serial number AA5A0342. It is registered to co-owners in Mi Wuk Village, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 4, 2003 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 SER A&C 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 March 9, 1988.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N9942U.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N9942U.

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.