N5978L - 1969 American AA-1 Aircraft Registration

N5978L is a 1969 American AA-1, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Corbin Thomas T in Titusville, FL. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on December 10, 1969. The registration certificate was issued on February 28, 2002. The registration is set to expire on July 31, 2029. Powered by a Lycoming 0-235 SERIES engine producing 115 horsepower, N5978L is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A7BAE3 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N5978L was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 28.5148, -80.7992 on July 22, 2025. The FAA registry record for N5978L was last updated on August 18, 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-1 model.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N5978L. 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.