The American General AA-1 (ICAO type AA1) is an aircraft of United States origin, certificated in the Utility, Normal category. It has a maximum take-off weight of 700 kg. It offers a maximum range of 380 nm, a cruise speed of 108 knots, a service ceiling of 14,000 ft and seating for up to 2 across its variants.
American General AA-1
Fleet & certification
- Built
- 825
- Active
- 823
- Origin
- United States
Comparable listings
1 for sale right now
Per-variant specifications
The FAA paperwork
TCDS A11EA · Rev 9 · issued 1995-06-07
- Category
- Utility, Normal
- MTOW
- 680 kg
- Seats
- 2 passengers
- Fuel
- 91 L
Lycoming 0-235-C2C (Carburetor Setting 10-4953 or 10-3103-1)
FAR 23 effective February 1, 1965, and amendments 23-1 and 23-2; and FAR 36 amended through 36-4 for the Model AA-1C.
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American General AA-1 market & fleet intelligence
Registry, flight-tracking and market data on the American General AA-1 fleet — updated daily.
54 yearsmedian age
Of the 630 registered American General AA-1 with a known build year (76% of the 825 we track), the median age is 54 years.
33changed registration in 12 months
33 of the 825 registered American General AA-1 we track changed registration in the last 12 months (4% of the fleet), across 33 registration events. Registration changes include ownership transfers, re-registrations and address updates — not all are sales.
- Aircraft seen flying
- 3
- Tracked flights
- 7
- Tracked flight hours
- 15
- Share of fleet flying
- 0%
3 American General AA-1 were tracked flying in the last 90 days (0% of the registered fleet), across 7 flights. Sprinkle flight tracking began May 2026; coverage is ADS-B-derived and not exhaustive.
1American General AA-1 listed for sale
Asking prices from $15K to $130K, typically $38K–$49K — based on 12 USD asking prices on Sprinkle, not an appraisal.
American General AA-1 manuals & documents
6 documents for the American General AA-1 — Pilot's Operating Handbook · Maintenance Manual · Parts Catalog · Model Guide. PDFs served from cdn.sprinkle.com.
This document is a maintenance manual for the Grumman AA-1 Yankee A aircraft. It provides detailed instructions and guidelines for the maintenance and servicing of the aircraft.
- Maintenance manual for Grumman AA-1 Yankee A
- Includes servicing guidelines
- Covers various maintenance procedures
- Intended for use by maintenance personnel
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Reference only, not for flight. Use the current approved manual for your aircraft. See terms, section 5.
Pilot's Operating Handbook
Maintenance Manual
Parts Catalog
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What is the range of the American General AA-1?
The American General AA-1 has a maximum range of 380 nautical miles across variants.
How many people can the American General AA-1 carry?
The American General AA-1 seats up to 2 across its variants.
What is the MTOW of the American General AA-1?
The American General AA-1's maximum take-off weight is 700 kg.
What is the ICAO type designator for the American General AA-1?
The American General AA-1's ICAO type designator is AA1.
How many American General AA-1 aircraft are registered worldwide?
Sprinkle tracks 825 registered American General AA-1 airframes worldwide.
Registered AA-1 aircraft
Individual AA-1 airframes by tail number — registration history, operator and lineage.
- N9862U· 1978
- N399X· 1978
- N9979U· 1978
- N9792U· 1978
- N39016· 1978
- N213GD· 1978
- N9883U· 1978
- N9902U· 1978
- N9949U· 1978
- N9847U· 1978
- N39051· 1978
- N9859U· 1978
- N39022· 1978
- N9946U· 1978
- N39046· 1978
- N39014· 1978
- N119R· 1978
- N39064· 1978
- C-GLBE· 1978
- N9888U· 1978
- N39065· 1978
- N9786U· 1978
- N137Y· 1978
- N9925U· 1978