N26456 - 1978 GRUMMAN/AMERICAN GENERAL AA5A CHEETAH

1978

GRUMMAN/AMERICAN GENERAL

AA5A CHEETAH

AA5A0600

N26456

Used

Helping a friend sell his aircraft. Serious buyers can be put in touch with the owner! The price is OBO. Yes, it is high time. Yes, it flies perfectly. The asking price takes into consideration an engine overhaul and eventually a new spar (which will be required over 2,000 hours from now). The owner is a motivated seller! If you're going to call, please send a text message first to help ensure that the call will be answered. Had brand new AeroLED Sunbeacon II installed in December 2022 (pictured). HAVE AIRFRAME LOGBOOKS SINCE NEW, Propeller log books since 2009 (when last overhauled), engine log books since 1995 (when last overhauled). The owner has had the aircraft since the beginning of 2021. His purpose for purchasing was to get his PPL and begin instrument training in it, both of which, he did. Now he is ready to upgrade as his mission has changed.

9900

Any and all ADs that apply have been complied with. Approximately 9900hrs on the airframe. It did spend a section of its life at a flight school. See the airframe annual picture for further reading of the logbook entry.

3550

SMOH

2000

O-320-E2G with power-flow exhaust STC (160HP). Last overhauled in 1995. The plane had a prop strike in November of 2000 and was properly torn down/inspected. Can provide details as to what was specifically done to it (with logbook proof) upon inquiry. Approximately 3550SMOH on the motor. #4 cylinder was replaced in March of 2019 with a freshly overhauled cylinder. Approximately 900 hours on the #4 cylinder at the time of this posting. Engine intake gaskets were replaced in December of 2019. Compressions at last annual (5/1/2023): #1-75/80, #2-65/80, #3-74/80, #4-69/80. See the engine annual picture for further reading of the logbook entry.

PROPELLER: approximately 2000hrs TT

Garmin G5 PFD and HSI (installed early 2022) Garmin GI275 EIS (installed early 2022) GNS430W (no software/update issues) Garmin GTX 327 transponder PMA 8000B audio panel KX170B NAV/COMM radio with OBS/glideslope S-TEC 20 single axis (heading) autopilot with GPSS

The interior is in overall good shape except for the armrest and the two tears in the left front seat. Those two are the only tears among all of the seats. The interior is original (except for the panel, of course).