N78GT - 1978 Grumman Aerospace AA-5B Aircraft Registration

N78GT is a 1978 Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Bennett Wayne M Jr in Puyallup, WA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on August 4, 1978. The registration certificate was issued on March 31, 2009. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2029. Powered by a Lycoming O&VO-360 SER engine producing 180 horsepower, N78GT is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AA8ED5 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N78GT was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 47.1302, -122.2863 on May 28, 2026. The FAA registry record for N78GT was last updated on September 22, 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 N78GT. 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.