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N5872L

American AA-5

Valid Tennessee

N5872L is an American AA-5, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1972. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 17, 2026 and expires on September 30, 2033. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated May 1, 1972. 2 documents are on file: 2 × bill of sale (evidence of ownership).

Aircraft

Maker
American
Model
AA-5
Serial number
AA5-0072
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1972
Cruising speed
67 mph
Transponder code
A79292 (octal 51711222)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 17, 2026
Expires
September 30, 2033
Last FAA action
September 17, 2026
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility · May 1, 1972
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
00271785

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Mai David A
Type
Individual
Address
1900 Payne Rd
Chattanooga, TN 37421-2551

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 2

2026-09-03Bill of sale (evidence of ownership)
2026-09-03Bill of sale (evidence of ownership)

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data