American General AA-5
5 for sale, 4 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a American General AA-5 ask?
Not published
5 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a American General AA-5 fly?
Across its 2 catalog variants, book ranges run 500–500 nm; the AA-5 flies furthest, about 3 h 54 min at 128 kt.
Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence low.
What does a American General AA-5 cost to keep?
It depends on how you fly it and where you keep it, so Sprinkle doesn’t give one figure. Work it out on your own numbers.
Go to the cost calculator →Asking price by year built
Each dot is one aircraft's asking price; the line is each year's median, the band its low–high. 1978–1980: 4 for sale, 3 priced.
The figures by year
| Year | For sale | Priced | Median ask | Low–high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1 | 1 | — | $95,000–$95,000 |
| 1979 | 4 | 3 | — | $79,500–$140,000 |
Medians from 5 priced aircraft up. Asks outside 0.6–1.6× their year's median are left out.
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Range by variant
Book ranges from the catalog: still air, full fuel, no reserves, at the confidence shown. Plan with your own numbers.
- AA-5500 nm · 128 kt cruise · low confidence
- AA-5B500 nm · 128 kt cruise · low confidence
The American General AA-5 in brief
5 American General AA-5 listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 1974–1979.
The middle half were built 1979.
How the American General AA-5 performs
By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 128 knots.
The longest book range across its variants is 500 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.
It seats up to 4 passengers.
Buying a American General AA-5
Too few US-dollar asking prices to give a range yet.
Before an offer, check
- A pre-buy inspection by a mechanic who knows the type, chosen by you, not the seller.
- Complete logbooks for the airframe, engines and propellers, with any gaps explained.
- Damage history and any repairs, against the logbooks and the registry record.
- Engine time against the overhaul interval, and the shop that did the last overhaul.
- Airworthiness directives and service bulletins: which apply, and how each was closed.
Figures from the listings Sprinkle reads, read Nov 12, 2026. A market read from asking prices, not an appraisal.
About the American General AA-5
- Manufacturer
- American General, United States
- Category
- Piston airplane
- Variants in the catalog
- 3: AA-5, AA-5A, AA-5B
- Passengers, at most
- 4
- The farthest the maker says the aircraft can fly on full fuel, in still air with standard reserves. Real trips with passengers and wind come up shorter.
- 500 nm
- Cruise speed, fastest
- 128 kt
- The highest altitude at which the aircraft can still climb at 100 feet per minute. Most trips cruise well below it.
- 12,500 ft
- The heaviest the aircraft is certified to weigh at takeoff, with people, bags and fuel on board.
- 1,000 kg (2,205 lb)
- The aviation authority’s approval of an aircraft design, such as the FAA’s or EASA’s. Each model flies under one.
- FAA
From Sprinkle's aircraft catalog. Figures are the highest across the model's variants.
The American General AA-5 fleet
- Registered fleet
- 2,045
- Median age
- 49 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 60
- Most built in the
- 1970s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
American General AA-5 type certificates
- AA-5 FAA A16EA
- approved Nov 12, 1971 · FAR 23 effective February 1, 1965, and Amendments 23-1 through 23-8 · MTOW 998 kg · 2 passengers · Lycoming O-320-E2G (Carburetor MA-4 SPA with settings 10-5062 or 10-5009) · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- AA-5B FAA A16EA
- approved Nov 27, 1974 · FAR 23 effective February 1, 1965, and Amendments 23-1 through 23-8 · MTOW 1,089 kg · 2 passengers · Lycoming O-360-A4K (Carburetor HA-6 with setting 10-5092) · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
- AA-5A FAA A16EA
- approved Jul 28, 1975 · FAR 23 effective February 1, 1965, and Amendments 23-1 through 23-8 · MTOW 998 kg · 2 passengers · Lycoming O-230-E2G (Carburetor MA-4 SPA with settings 10-5062 or 10-5009) · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
From the regulators' type-certificate data sheets. Figures shown only where the reading is high-confidence.
American General AA-5 manuals and documents
- AA5 POH - Yankee Aviation (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook
- Grumman American Owner Manual (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist · 1975
- Grumman AA-5 Preflight Checklist (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist
- Grumman Tiger AA-5B Handling Notes (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist
- Models AA-5, AA-5A & AA-5B Annual or 100-hour Inspection (PDF, opens in a new tab)Maintenance
- American General/Grumman AA5 Traveler (PDF, opens in a new tab)Parts catalog · 2010
- AG5B Parts Manual Supplement (PDF, opens in a new tab)Parts catalog
- Service Instruction Si 06-01 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 2006
- GRUMMAN AA-5A Cheetah Model Guide (PDF, opens in a new tab)Model guide · 2026
- GRUMMAN/AMERICAN GENERAL AA5B TIGER Model Guide (PDF, opens in a new tab)Model guide · 2026
From Sprinkle’s library for this model. PDFs open from Sprinkle’s own files.
What one would cost to fly
Put in your own figures; the totals update as you type.
- A month
- $1,967
- A flight hour, all in
- $236
- Flying (fuel and reserve)
- $10,300
- Fixed
- $13,300
- Loan
- $0
Fields marked Typical hold a rule-of-thumb figure for a piston airplane: an assumption, not Sprinkle's data. Replace them with your own.
Not a quote: Sprinkle doesn't hold insurance, hangar or maintenance costs. Asking prices, not sales.
From the listings Sprinkle reads for this model. Read Nov 12, 2026.