Aircraft Description
N5839L is a 1972 American AA-5, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Hoyer Chase R in Jarrell, TX. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on March 21, 1972. The registration certificate was issued on September 13, 2023. The registration is set to expire on September 30, 2030. Powered by a Lycoming 0-320 SERIES engine producing 180 horsepower, N5839L is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A784AB (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N5839L was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 30.6775, -97.6785 on March 8, 2025. The FAA registry record for N5839L was last updated on September 13, 2023. 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 N5839L. 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