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1978 Grumman AA5B TigerSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Yucca Valley, CA, USA

This 1978 Grumman American General AA5B Tiger, registration N4516N, is a well-equipped late-model example with 2,738 total hours on the airframe and 849 hours since major overhaul on the engine. The aircraft has just completed a FletchAir annual and pre-buy inspection in February 2025, and will be signed off with a May annual. It is a late-model, highly upgraded IFR/VFR aircraft with an advanced panel centered around an IFD 540 touchscreen GPS/Nav com with a wireless Qwerty keyboard, a PS Engineering 8000G audio panel with IntelliAudio and Flightmate audio recorder, a Trio Pro Pilot digital two-axis autopilot, a digital push-button...

Year
1978
Make
Grumman
Series
AA5B Tiger
Model
AA5B Tiger
Tail #
N4516N
Serial #
1018

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Training, Recreational
Flight Rules
VFR & IFR
Useful Load
948 lbs
Seats
4

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
2,738 hrs
Engine 1 Time
849 hrs (SMOH)
Inspection Status
Annual and Pre-buy completed at FletchAir. Will be signed off with a May annual.

Avionics

Audio

PS Engineering 8000G - PS Audio Panel With Intelliaudio And Flightmate Audio Recorder

GPS

IFD 540 - IFD Touchscreen GPS/Nav Com With Wireless Qwerty Keyboard

AP

Trio Pro Pilot - Digital Two Axis

ADSB

Digital Push Button Transponder And ADS-B

Comms

Additional Digital NavCom

Additional Equipment

Audio Recorder

Flightmate Audio Recorder

Yoke

Leather Wrapped Yokes With Integrated Push To Talk

USB Charger

Garmin - USB Panel Mounted Charger

Panel

Laser Etched Metal Panel

Ignition System

Surefly E-Mag 6/2022

Brake System

APS Black Steel Brakes And Rotors 4/25, Braided Steel Brake Lines 2021, Complete Brake System Reseal 2021

Nose Strut Fairing

AuCountry Nose Strut Fairing 2021

Avionics Cooling Fan

Avionics Cooling Fan 2021

Lighting

LED Flashing Beacon 2021, LED Landing Light 2020

Baffle

New Silicon Baffling 2020

Voltage Regulator

Solid Stated Voltage Regulator 2021

Battery

Concorde RG - New RG Battery 4/2024, Bogert Copper Cables

Oil Cooler

Upgraded High Efficiency HE Series Oil Cooler 7/2021

Oil Hose

New Oil Hoses 2021

Data Bus

Garmin GSB 15 - 3/2024

ELT

ELT Battery Replacement 2032

Propeller

Upgraded Sensenich Prop Eliminates The Prop AD

Interior & Exterior

Interior Notes
A very clean interior
Exterior Notes
Good paint

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1

Asking Price

$139,500

Aircraft Location

Yucca Valley, CA, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

Apr 25, 2026: $139,500(-$3,000) - trade-a-plane

Oct 21, 2025: $142,500(-$4,500) - trade-a-plane

Oct 6, 2025: $147,000(-$5,000) - trade-a-plane

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First Seen: Sep 28, 2025

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Asking Price

$139,500