N28697 - 1978 Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B Aircraft Registration

N28697 is a 1978 Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Saddler Harry in Berkeley, CA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on March 30, 1978. The registration certificate was issued on April 27, 2017. The registration is set to expire on April 30, 2030. Powered by a Lycoming O&VO-360 SER engine producing 180 horsepower, N28697 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A2E7F8 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N28697 was last tracked by AviatorDB near San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport (KOAK) on March 19, 2026. The FAA registry record for N28697 was last updated on October 20, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

Grumman Aircraft (later Northrop Grumman) was a major American aircraft manufacturer known for naval fighters in World War II and the Apollo Lunar Module. In general aviation, the Grumman American AA-5 and Tiger series remain popular sport aircraft. AviatorDB tracks 1,674 Grumman American Avn. Corp. aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the AA-5B model.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N28697. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.