N4538N - 1979 Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B Aircraft Registration
AA51979 GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-5B
Aircraft Description
N4538N is a 1979 Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to N4538N LLC in Spring Lake, MI. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on November 5, 1979. The registration certificate was issued on December 16, 2019. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2029. Powered by a Lycoming O&VO-360 SER engine producing 180 horsepower, N4538N is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A580BE (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N4538N was last tracked by AviatorDB near Muskegon County Airport (KMKG) on June 24, 2026. The FAA registry record for N4538N was last updated on September 22, 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 N4538N. 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.
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Last updated: 2026-06-15 01:32:20 UTC