Grumman American AA-5 Traveler, Cheetah and Tiger
4 models built 1972–1993 · 1,400 on the US register today
The four-seat Grumman American line, built 1971-1979 and revived 1990-93 and 2001-06, all on type certificate A16EA: a stretched AA-1 with a sliding canopy and bonded construction. The 150 hp AA-5 Traveler (American Aviation, then Grumman American), the refined 150 hp AA-5A Cheetah and the 180 hp AA-5B Tiger (Grumman American, then Gulfstream American from 1978) were followed by the AG-5B Tiger built by American General and later Tiger Aircraft.
The variants
Family fleet, active
1,400
FAA registry
NTSB events / 1,000, 10 yrs
25.7
36 events over 1,400 active aircraft, pooled across the family
Data as of: FAA registry Sep 28 · NTSB Oct 2 · scores Sep 30