N5857L - 1972 American AA-5 Aircraft Registration

N5857L is a 1972 American AA-5, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Hill James III in Gainesville, FL. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on April 4, 1972. The registration certificate was issued on September 9, 2022. The registration is set to expire on September 30, 2029. Powered by a Lycoming 0-320 SERIES engine producing 180 horsepower, N5857L is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A78BD3 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N5857L was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 29.6837, -82.2983 on March 1, 2026. The FAA registry record for N5857L was last updated on September 2, 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 N5857L. 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.