N8055W - 1978 Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1C Aircraft Registration
AA11978 GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-1C
Aircraft Description
N8055W is a 1978 Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1C, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Barbulescu Marcel A in Arlington, VA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on September 20, 1979. The registration certificate was issued on February 14, 2012. The registration is set to expire on February 29, 2028. Powered by a Lycoming 0-235 SERIES engine producing 115 horsepower, N8055W is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AAF78C (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N8055W was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 38.7150, -77.1810 on May 11, 2025. The FAA registry record for N8055W was last updated on April 21, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Grumman Aircraft (later Northrop Grumman) was a major American aircraft manufacturer known for naval fighters in World War II and the Apollo Lunar Module. In general aviation, the Grumman American AA-5 and Tiger series remain popular sport aircraft. AviatorDB tracks 1,674 Grumman American Avn. Corp. aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the AA-1C model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N8055W. 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