N863BW - 1978 Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A Aircraft Registration
AA51978 GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-5A
Aircraft Description
N863BW is a 1978 Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Flying Cheetah LLC in Lakeland, FL. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on March 24, 1978. The registration certificate was issued on September 15, 2020. The registration is set to expire on September 30, 2027. Powered by a Lycoming 0-320 SERIES engine producing 180 horsepower, N863BW is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ABDA2A (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N863BW was last updated on March 17, 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-5A model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N863BW. 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: 2026-06-01 01:32:20 UTC