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1979 GRUMMAN TIGER AA5B 1593TT

Name: 1979 GRUMMAN TIGER AA5B 1593TT
Brand: Grumman
Price: 84900 USD
Availability: InStock

1979 Grumman AA5

Duluth, MN Listed today

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About this aircraft

$84,900 · GREAT BUY · Hangar find! Stored for 30 years, preserving excellent condition. 4545C SN1243, one of the last Grumman-produced Tigers incorporating all their design improvements. No typical Grumman corrosion, cracking, or bond issues found in inspection. Upgrades: New front window, wing tip lens, and Sensenich prop STC. Original paint shines but needs a touch-up. Age-related items: Replace old/brittle rubber items and Lycoming recommends long-stored engines be sent to an engine shop. Out of annual for this reason. Rare chance to create your ultimate Tiger! Sold as-is, where-is. Serious inquiries only.

Specifications

Year: 1979
Total time (TTAF): 1,593 hrs
Damage history: None reported

How this stacks up

1 in this listing's favor1 to ask about

Listed today
Fresh to market — early in the listing cycle
No damage reported
The listing reports no prior damage — the seller's description, not the logbooks, so confirm it at a pre-buy
2/5 key specs
Key information is missing — ask the seller about hours, engine time, and registration

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 — 1,593 hrs total time across ~47 years. A rule of thumb, not a guarantee.

≈34 hrs/yrLow time

Low-time for its age

This airframe has averaged about 34 hrs/year over ~47 years — light use for a personal aircraft. Fewer hours can mean lighter wear, but aircraft that sit also risk dried seals, corrosion, and stale fuel-system components. Ask how regularly it's flown and what the recent annual inspections found.

Damage history

Reported in the listing — confirm against the airframe and engine logbooks.

No damage history reportedNone reported

This listing reports no prior damage. That is a positive sign, but the flag reflects the seller’s description, not the logbooks — confirm it during a pre-buy. Undocumented or unrepaired damage is a classic red flag, so have an independent inspector review the airframe and engine records before you commit.

Pre-purchase inspection guide

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

$1,904/mo$22,849/yr

≈ $228 per flight hour at 100 hrs/yr — flying fewer hours raises this (fixed costs spread over fewer hours)

$84,900 to buy (the asking price)

At 100 hrs/yr, renting at $150/hr would be $7,849 cheaper annually — fly more to see ownership savings.

Ownership	Buy-in	Monthly	Annual
Full ownership (sole)	$84,900	$1,904/mo	$22,849/yr
1/2 share	$42,450	$1,452/mo	$17,425/yr
1/3 share	$28,300	$1,301/mo	$15,616/yr
1/4 share	$21,225	$1,226/mo	$14,712/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

$84,900

Listing trust

1/4

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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