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  • GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-5B

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AttributeGRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-5B
What it is
Seats4
Landing geartricycle
Engines1
EngineLycoming O-360-A4K
Horsepower180 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisFAR23
Production start1975
Production end1979
Endorsements required—
Performance
Cruise speed139 KTAS
Range700 nm
Service ceiling13,800 ft
Climb rate850 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)53 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft1,550 ft
Landing over 50 ft1,200 ft
Load and fuel
Seats4
Useful load1,040 lb
Full-fuel payload734 lb
Max takeoff weight2,400 lb
Empty weight1,360 lb
Usable fuel51 gal
Fuel burn at cruise10.1 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$85,000
Price, high$185,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO2,000 h
Overhaul cost, low$32,000
Overhaul cost, high$46,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time851
Active fleet642
Median year built1977.0
NTSB events, last 10 years15
Fatal events, last 10 years3
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years123.36
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active218.69
Ownership transfers, last 24 months127
Transfers per 100 active319.78
Airworthiness directives2
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidenceok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats
Accident record49 of 10
Severity54 of 10
Access63.7 of 10
Support78.8 of 10
Liquidity85.1 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)930.6 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 642 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 642 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 642 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 32.28 · 202 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 12.5.
  6. Access: class median 775.
  7. Support: class median 147.5.
  8. Liquidity: class median 19.9.
  9. Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.
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