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1972 GRUMMAN AA-1A TRAINER

Name: 1972 GRUMMAN AA-1A TRAINER
Brand: Grumman
Price: 55000 USD
Availability: InStock

1972 Grumman

Magnolia, TX Listed today

About this aircraft

$55,000 · AVAILABLE FOR SALE · AA-1A with O-320 in great shape. 05/2026 annual, AD's current. 2770 TT, SMOH 1500, STOH 170 with 4 new Millenium cylinders in March 2025, cold compressions 76, 77, 78, 78/80. Full digitized logs available on request. Six pack panel with Garmin 430, JPI fuel flow indicator, L3 Lynx tansponder with ADSB in and out moving map and in-flight weather. Koger sunshade and full tie-down kit included. Paint 7/10, could use some touch ups. Interior 8/10, all plastics intact. Located in Houston TX, ferrying within the lower 48 can be discussed if needed. Text or call

Specifications

Year: 1972

How this stacks up

1 to ask about

Listed today
Fresh to market — early in the listing cycle
1/5 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, and key specs. Read each section for full context. Not an appraisal.

Cost to own

Rule-of-thumb estimates — insurance ≈ 1% of price, hangar $7,500/yr, annual inspection $2,500/yr, 100 hrs/yr fuel + oil. Your actual costs will vary.

As a sole owner

$1,879/mo$22,550/yr

≈ $226 per flight hour at 100 hrs/yr — flying fewer hours raises this (fixed costs spread over fewer hours)

$55,000 to buy (the asking price)

Ownership	Buy-in	Monthly	Annual
Full ownership (sole)	$55,000	$1,879/mo	$22,550/yr
1/2 share	$27,500	$1,440/mo	$17,275/yr
1/3 share	$18,333	$1,293/mo	$15,517/yr
1/4 share	$13,750	$1,220/mo	$14,638/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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