N96574

N96574 is a Gulfstream American AA-5A Cheetah, a single-engine piston aircraft operated by BAXTER DAVID C. SkyMeter has tracked 32 flights totalling 25 hours of airtime via ADS-B. The most frequent segment is 52OR to KSPB. Service window in our records spans 374 days. Of those flights, 6 (18.8%) carry at least one detected incident — go-around, unstable approach, stall warning, or runway excursion. The Gulfstream American AA-5A Cheetah has a maximum takeoff weight of 2,200 lb, light wake category.

About the Gulfstream American AA-5A Cheetah

The Gulfstream American AA-5A Cheetah is a light single-engine touring aircraft that emerged from the Grumman American lineage in the mid-1970s, representing a refined evolution of the original AA-5 Traveler. Built between 1976 and 1979 after Gulfstream American acquired the design from Grumman American, the Cheetah featured a 115-horsepower Lycoming O-235 engine and became known for its distinctive bonded aluminum honeycomb fuselage construction and sliding canopy—a design hallmark inherited from Grumman's aerospace heritage. The type offered a comfortable two-seat-plus-baggage configuration with docile handling characteristics and a cruise speed around 115 knots, making it a popular choice for flight training and personal cross-country flying.

Its low-wing configuration and relatively wide cabin provided better visibility and comfort than many competing designs of the era. The Cheetah's operating envelope includes a never-exceed speed of 154 knots and a stall speed of 50 knots in landing configuration, with a maximum takeoff weight of 2,200 pounds allowing for respectable useful load in its class. Though production ended in 1979 when the company shifted focus to the more powerful AA-5B Tiger, the Cheetah remains a sought-after aircraft in the used market for its combination of efficiency, ease of maintenance, and pleasant flying qualities.

SkyMeter has tracked flights across airframes and operators, with the largest observed operator.