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1979 Grumman AA5B TigerSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Oxford, England, UK

This 1979 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger, registration N45278, is being offered for $128,500 and is currently in contract. With a total time of 5,040 hours on the airframe, the aircraft is powered by a Lycoming O-360-A4K engine with approximately 976.6 hours since major overhaul in 2013, showing strong compressions of 77+ across all cylinders. The Tiger is hangared at KOXC and has had four owners total, with the current owner since 2009, having flown roughly 20 hours per year recently due to low utilization.

The aircraft features a full IFR Garmin panel including a GTN 650 with WAAS, a GTX 345 ADS-B transponder, a GI 275, a new digital...

Year
1979
Make
Grumman
Series
AA-5B / AG-5B Tiger
Model
AA5B Tiger
Tail #
N45278
Serial #
AA5B-1138

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Business, Recreational
Flight Rules
VFR & IFR

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
5,040 hrs
Engine 1 Time
976.6 hrs (SMOH)
Logbook Status
Complete, original logbooks
Inspection Status
Annual due 9/30/26; 91.411/91.413 due 08/2027

Avionics

GPS

Garmin GTN 650 - GTN (WAAS GPS/Nav/Com)

Comms

Garmin Flight Stream 210 - KX new digital Com/Nav

Transponder

Garmin GTX 345 - GTX (ADS-B In/Out); GTX

PFD

Garmin GI 275 - GI Electronic Flight Instrument

AP

STEC 50 - STEC Autopilot (fully operational)

Audio

Battery monitor

Additional Equipment

Lighting

Whelen LED exterior lighting (all upgraded); EZ-Brow LED cockpit lighting

Glareshield

AU Country fiberglass eyebrow glareshield

Engine Preheat

Tanis - engine preheat system

Propeller Guard

McFarlane - prop guard

Interior & Exterior

Paint Year
2013
Interior Notes
Interior - good
Exterior Notes
Repainted 2013 - good overall presentation

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Make
Lycoming
Engine Model
O-360-A4K
Propeller Model
McFarlane prop guard

Asking Price

$128,500

Aircraft Location

Oxford, England, UK

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

Jul 28, 2026: $128,500(-$10,000) - trade-a-plane

May 10, 2026: $138,500 - trade-a-plane

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First Seen: May 10, 2026

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$128,500