N74270 - 1975 Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B Aircraft Registration

N74270 is a 1975 Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to R & D Bennett LLC in San Jose, CA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on December 14, 1975. The registration certificate was issued on June 9, 2006. The registration is set to expire on July 31, 2027. Powered by a Lycoming O&VO-360 SER engine producing 180 horsepower, N74270 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A9FD5E (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N74270 was last tracked by AviatorDB near Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (KSJC) on May 27, 2026. The FAA registry record for N74270 was last updated on March 2, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Grumman American AA-5 Traveler was a four-seat general aviation aircraft that brought economical flight training and personal transportation to thousands of pilots during the 1970s. First flown in 1971, it was a low-wing single-engine monoplane powered by a 150-horsepower Lycoming O-320 engine that could seat four occupants. With a cruise speed of 121 knots and spanning 31.5 feet, the aircraft measured just over 22 feet in length. The Traveler was manufactured by Grumman American Aviation, which produced 834 examples between 1971 and 1975. AviatorDB tracks 1,673 Grumman American Avn. Corp. aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is AA5.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N74270. 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.