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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Grumman American
Model
AA-5B
Year
1978
Serial number
AA5B0835
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
4
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A2EE49
Engine
Make and model
Lycoming O&Vo-360 Ser
Type
Reciprocating
Power
180 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
1981 – 2013G T Flyers INCReston, VA
1944 – 1946Co-ownersDepew, NY · different airframe: 1940 Welch Ow5m S/N 1009
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Jun 15, 1984 · Williamsburg, VA
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A DIRT MOUND DURING A GO-AROUND. THE PLT RECALLED THAT THE WIND WAS VARIABLE & GUSTY, BUT GENERALLY, THE WIND SOCK SHOWED A X-WIND OF 30 TO 90 DEGS. AFTER BOUNCING ON 1 WHEEL & THEN ON ANOTHER, THE PLT INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE ACFT HIT THE GROUND LEFT OF THE RWY, THEN STRUCK A THE MOUND OF DIRT. THE FLAPS WERE FOUND FULLY EXTENDED AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.