Aircraft Description
N5878L is a 1972 American AA-5, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Gomez Blanco Rafael in Lakewood, CA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on April 26, 1972. The registration certificate was issued on October 20, 2016. The registration is set to expire on October 31, 2029. Powered by a Lycoming 0-320 SERIES engine producing 180 horsepower, N5878L is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A79364 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N5878L was last tracked by AviatorDB near Fullerton Municipal Airport (KFUL) on March 13, 2026. The FAA registry record for N5878L was last updated on September 9, 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 N5878L. 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: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC