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1978 GRUMMAN AA-5A CHEETAH

Name: 1978 GRUMMAN AA-5A CHEETAH
Brand: Grumman
Price: 95000 USD
Availability: InStock

1978 Grumman Cheetah

Placerville, CA Listed today

About this aircraft

$95,000 · FOR SALE · N26456, TT 9980, Engine & Prop 0, Current IFR Certification, Garmin GI 275 EIS Engine management instrument, Garmin G5 AI, Garmin G5 HSI, Garmin GTN 430W color IFR moving map GPS/Com with WAAS, Garmin GTX 327 Digital Transponder, Uavionix ADSB out Tailbeacon, King KX 170B 760 analog Nav/Com, King KI 209 Glide slope/VOR/Localizer indicator, S-Tec 30 autopilot with alt hold coupled to 430, GPS Steerring, Outside air temp gauge, Avionics master switch · SEE COMPLETE DETAILS HERE

Specifications

Year: 1978
Total time (TTAF): 9,980 hrs
Engine time (SMOH): 0 hrs

Avionics & panel

Autopilot installed

Autopilot listed but no GPS navigator detected. Ask the owner about the full IFR navigation suite.

ADS-B OutAutopilot

Garmin GI 275 EIS
Garmin G5 AI
Garmin G5 HSI
Garmin GTN 430W
Garmin GTX 327
Uavionix ADSB out Tailbeacon
King KX 170B
King KI 209
S-Tec 30 autopilot

Equipment list extracted from the seller's description. Verify with logbooks before purchase.

How this stacks up

Listed today
Fresh to market — early in the listing cycle
3/5 key specs
Most key specs are provided; verify any missing details with the seller

This summary draws on signals shown in detail below — price comps, listing age, maintenance and engine status, and key specs. Read each section for full context. Not an appraisal.

Airframe time

Average over the aircraft's life — 9,980 hrs total time across ~48 years. A rule of thumb, not a guarantee.

≈208 hrs/yrHigh time

High utilization

This airframe has averaged about 208 hrs/year over ~48 years — more than most personal aircraft. Regular flying keeps engines and systems healthy, but it also adds cumulative wear, so review the maintenance history, component overhauls, and how the total time compares with the type's typical service life.

Cost to own

Rule-of-thumb estimates — insurance ≈ 1% of price, hangar $7,500/yr, annual inspection $2,500/yr, fuel + oil at your selected hrs/yr. Your actual costs will vary.

As a sole owner

$1,913/mo$22,950/yr

≈ $230 per flight hour at 100 hrs/yr — flying fewer hours raises this (fixed costs spread over fewer hours)

$95,000 to buy (the asking price)

At 100 hrs/yr, renting at $150/hr would be $7,950 cheaper annually — fly more to see ownership savings.

Ownership	Buy-in	Monthly	Annual
Full ownership (sole)	$95,000	$1,913/mo	$22,950/yr
1/2 share	$47,500	$1,456/mo	$17,475/yr
1/3 share	$31,667	$1,304/mo	$15,650/yr
1/4 share	$23,750	$1,228/mo	$14,738/yr

Buy-in is the asking price split evenly across partners — what you'd each pay to acquire the aircraft (the real figure is negotiated). Fixed costs (insurance, hangar, inspection) split equally by number of partners; fuel/oil is per-pilot since each partner flies their own hours.

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Price

$95,000

Listing trust

2/4

Complete detailsYear, registration, make/model, and a full description.
Maintenance disclosedAirframe (TTAF) and engine (SMOH) times are listed.
Transparent priceA real asking price, not "contact for price".
Posted by a memberListed by a signed-up ClubHanger member, not a scraped aggregator.

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