N9896U - 1977 Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A Aircraft Registration

N9896U is a 1977 Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Amaya Ricardo in Shelby, NC. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on January 17, 1977. The registration certificate was issued on March 27, 2015. The registration is set to expire on March 31, 2028. Powered by a Lycoming 0-320 SERIES engine producing 180 horsepower, N9896U is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ADCFD0 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N9896U was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 35.0286, -81.8790 on June 21, 2026. The FAA registry record for N9896U was last updated on April 28, 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 N9896U. 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.