N28712 - 1978 Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B Aircraft Registration

N28712 is a 1978 Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Garretson Frederick M in Gardners, PA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on April 24, 1978. The registration certificate was issued on February 3, 2023. The registration is set to expire on February 28, 2030. Powered by a Lycoming O&VO-360 SER engine producing 180 horsepower, N28712 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A2EA92 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N28712 was last tracked by AviatorDB near Ann Arbor Municipal Airport (KARB) on June 26, 2026. The FAA registry record for N28712 was last updated on February 15, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Grumman American AA-5 Traveler was a four-seat general aviation aircraft that brought economical flight training and personal transportation to thousands of pilots during the 1970s. First flown in 1971, it was a low-wing single-engine monoplane powered by a 150-horsepower Lycoming O-320 engine that could seat four occupants. With a cruise speed of 121 knots and spanning 31.5 feet, the aircraft measured just over 22 feet in length. The Traveler was manufactured by Grumman American Aviation, which produced 834 examples between 1971 and 1975. AviatorDB tracks 1,673 Grumman American Avn. Corp. aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is AA5.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N28712. 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.