Aircraft Description
N5868L is a American AA-5, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Engineering Forensics INC in Glen Burnie, MD. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on April 18, 1972. The registration certificate was issued on January 26, 2023. The registration is set to expire on January 31, 2030. Powered by a Lycoming 0-320 SERIES engine producing 180 horsepower, N5868L is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A78FAD (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N5868L was last updated on January 26, 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 N5868L. 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