Aircraft Description
N5831L is a 1972 American AA-5, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Cooks Aviation LLC in Conover, NC. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on November 8, 1972. The registration certificate was issued on October 4, 2024. The registration is set to expire on October 31, 2031. Powered by a Lycoming 0-320 SERIES engine producing 180 horsepower, N5831L is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A78393 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N5831L was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 34.9157, -81.9565 on July 29, 2025. The FAA registry record for N5831L was last updated on October 4, 2024. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
American Champion Aircraft, based in Rochester, Wisconsin, produces the Scout, Decathlon, and Citabria series of aerobatic and tailwheel aircraft. These fabric-covered aircraft continue a lineage dating back to the original Aeronca Champion. AviatorDB tracks 306 American aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the AA-5 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N5831L. 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