N28859 - 1978 Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B Aircraft Registration

N28859 is a 1978 Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Newman Richard Donald in Mercer Island, WA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on August 9, 1978. The registration certificate was issued on December 2, 2004. The registration is set to expire on January 31, 2029. Powered by a Lycoming O&VO-360 SER engine producing 180 horsepower, N28859 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A2EEDC (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N28859 was last tracked by AviatorDB near Corvallis Municipal Airport (KCVO) on February 23, 2026. The FAA registry record for N28859 was last updated on July 7, 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 N28859. 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.