N9861U - 1976 Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A Aircraft Registration

N9861U is a 1976 Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Walther Joseph A in Aledo, TX. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on December 3, 1976. The registration certificate was issued on December 8, 2010. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2029. Powered by a Lycoming 0-320 SERIES engine producing 180 horsepower, N9861U is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ADC3FC (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N9861U was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 32.7677, -97.6797 on March 20, 2026. The FAA registry record for N9861U 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.

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 N9861U. 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.