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1976 GRUMMAN AA-5A CHEETAH

Name: 1976 GRUMMAN AA-5A CHEETAH
Brand: Grumman
Price: 65000 USD
Availability: InStock

1976 Grumman Cheetah

College Park, MD Listed 1 month ago

About this aircraft

$65,000 · FOR SALE · 1976 Grumman Cheetah. Well maintained, same owner for 24 years. 4350TT 2100SMOH, 0-320 with HC mod and Sensenich prop runs strong, good compressions, low oil consumption, and good oil analysis results. Basic IFR panel (Garmin GNS-300XL, King KX-155, UAvionix AV-30C, GTX-327/GDL-82, EI engine monitor, and an S-Tec 20 Autopilot), average leather interior and paint, good glass. NDH and complete logs. Great flying machine with Grumman handling and performance, perfect for cross-countries, $100 Hamburgers, time-building, etc.

Specifications

Year: 1976
Total time (TTAF): 4,350 hrs
Engine time (SMOH): 2,100 hrs
Damage history: None reported

Avionics & panel

Autopilot installed

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

Autopilot

Garmin GNS-330XL
King KX-155
UAvionix AV-30C
GTX-327/GDL-82
EI engine monitor
S-Tec 20 Autopilot

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

How this stacks up

1 in this listing's favor

Listed 1 month ago
On the market for a month or more — worth asking about negotiating room
No damage reported
The listing reports no prior damage — the seller's description, not the logbooks, so confirm it at a pre-buy
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 — 4,350 hrs total time across ~50 years. A rule of thumb, not a guarantee.

≈87 hrs/yrTypical

Typical utilization

This airframe has averaged about 87 hrs/year over ~50 years — in the normal range for a personal aircraft: regularly exercised without being worked hard.

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

$1,888/mo$22,650/yr

≈ $227 per flight hour at 100 hrs/yr — flying fewer hours raises this (fixed costs spread over fewer hours)

$65,000 to buy (the asking price)

At 100 hrs/yr, renting at $150/hr would be $7,650 cheaper annually — fly more to see ownership savings.

Ownership	Buy-in	Monthly	Annual
Full ownership (sole)	$65,000	$1,888/mo	$22,650/yr
1/2 share	$32,500	$1,444/mo	$17,325/yr
1/3 share	$21,667	$1,296/mo	$15,550/yr
1/4 share	$16,250	$1,222/mo	$14,663/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

$65,000

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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