The AA-5 market this morning
What does a used AA-5 ask right now?
With 13 for sale this morning, the Grumman AA-5 is the 28th most-listed piston type on Barnstormers. 6 were listed in the last 30 days and 8 came down, about the same churn as the rest of the class. OK and MN have 2 each.
Asking prices run from $45,000 to $149,000, and half of the 10 priced listings sit between $79,500 and $115,000. The median is $104,750, close to the piston singles median of $102,249.
1 seller cut price in the last 30 days, 8% of the live fleet against 27% across every type we track; the average cut took 3% off the ask.
Written from this morning's figures and how they compare with the other types on the site. It changes as the market does.
By variant
| Variant | Seen | Live | Median ask |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-5A | 9 | 2 | $93,750 |
| AA-5B | 8 | 2 | $117,250 |
Only listings whose title names a variant. Median is over live, priced listings of that variant.
Asking price distribution
Asking prices as typed by the seller. "Call" and "make offer" are counted as unpriced.
Median asking by decade
| Built | Seen | Median ask | Cut rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20 | $91,000 | 25% |
Year is read from the seller's title, so 34% of AA-5 listings don't have one. They count everywhere else on this page but not in this table.
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Buyer's notes
About the Grumman AA-5
What it is
The Grumman AA-5 family is the four-seat, low-wing, sliding-canopy line that grew out of the two-seat AA-1 Yankee: the 150 hp Traveler from 1972, the cleaned-up 150 hp Cheetah from 1976, and the 180 hp Tiger from 1975. Production stopped in 1979 under Gulfstream American, and the Tiger came back twice, as the American General AG-5B in the early 1990s and again from Tiger Aircraft in the 2000s. A few thousand were built across all versions. The construction is what sets them apart: bonded aluminum skins over a tubular main spar and honeycomb panels, with almost no rivets.
They fly like sports cars next to the Cessnas and Pipers of the same size. Controls are light and quick, the airplane is fast for its horsepower, and the canopy slides back for taxi on a hot day. The nosewheel casters freely, so you steer with the brakes, and a fast approach turns into a long float. Owners are loyal to the point of tribalism.
Variants that matter for price
Sellers list AA-5 Traveler, AA-5A Cheetah, AA-5B Tiger and AG-5B Tiger. The Tiger is the one everyone wants: 180 hp, more fuel and a higher gross weight than the Cheetah for the same airframe, and the AG-5B adds newer wiring, interior and a later production date. A Cheetah is the economy version of the same handling with a 150 hp O-320 and lower load, and a Traveler is the earliest and slowest, with a smaller tail and a lower ask. A Cheetah with the 160 hp conversion sits between. The 1990s and 2000s Tigers draw the most interest, followed by late-1970s AA-5Bs with modern avionics.
What buyers check
The bonded structure is the first item. The earliest airplanes had an adhesive problem that led to skin debonding, and every AA-5 pre-buy includes a look along the wing and fuselage skins for bond-line separation and any history of rebonding. The main spar is a large aluminum tube that runs through the fuselage and needs an internal corrosion check, and the honeycomb panels should be tapped for water intrusion. The castering nose gear fork and its torque tube take a beating from pilots who ride the brakes, and canopy rails and seals wear.
The O-320 and O-360 are ordinary Lycomings and get the usual attention to cylinders and cam condition. Fuel is in wet wing tanks, so look at the seams. Damage history commonly involves the nose gear and prop from a bounced landing. Value-adding mods include the 160 hp Cheetah conversion, an updated cowl, tuned exhaust and a modern autopilot, and the type has an active parts and STC supply.
Who it suits
The AA-5 suits a pilot who wants a four-seat cross-country airplane with the handling of a sport plane and running costs near a 172, and who does not need to carry four big adults. It is not a short-field or grass airplane, and the Traveler and Cheetah are honest three-seaters with fuel. Realistic cross-shops are the Piper Archer and Warrior, the Cessna 172 and 177, and the Mooney M20C for a faster retractable at a similar age.
How much does a used Grumman AA-5 cost?
Asking prices on Barnstormers this morning run from $45,000 to $149,000, and the median is $104,750. The middle half of the 10 priced listings sit between $79,500 and $115,000. These are asking prices, not sale prices.
How many Grumman AA-5s are for sale right now?
13 on Barnstormers as of Oct 18, 2026. 6 were listed in the last 30 days and 8 came down. PlaneSnipe has tracked 35 since Jul 19, 2026.
How long does a Grumman AA-5 take to sell?
Not enough AA-5 listings have both appeared and closed yet to say. The survivor rate appears here once the cohort is large enough.
How often do Grumman AA-5 sellers cut the price?
1 price cuts in the last 30 days against 13 live listings, averaging 3% off the previous ask. Cuts are logged when the asking price drops between two consecutive mornings.
Last 30 days
Which AA-5 sellers cut their price in the last 30 days?
| Aircraft | Where | Listed | Asking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Grumman AA5B TigerOct 16 | MI | 91 d | $119,000$115,000−3% |
For sale now
Which AA-5s are for sale right now?
Newest first. Days listed is counted from the morning we first saw the ad; listings that predate Jul 19, 2026 show the day we started watching.
| Aircraft | Where | Listed | Cuts | Asking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grumman Cheetah | IN | 5 d | – | $79,500 |
| 1979 Grumman Aa 5b Tiger | UT | 7 d | – | $112,000 |
| 1979 Grumman Tiger AA5-b | WY | 14 d | – | $129,500 |
| 1977 Grumman AA5A Cheetah | PA | 16 d | – | $90,000 |
| Grumman Tiger AA5-b | MN | 27 d | – | $149,000 |
| 1974 Grumman Traveler For Sale | SC | 27 d | – | $45,000 |
| Grumman Tiger AA5-b | OK | 33 d | – | see ad |
| N5877L 1972 Grumman AA-5 | MN | 48 d | – | see ad |
| Grumman Cheetah AA5A | OK | 59 d | – | $97,500 |
| 1977 Grumman Tiger | — | 91 d | – | $66,500 |
| 1979 Grumman Tiger AA5B | CA | 91 d | 1 | $119,500 |
| 1978 Grumman AA5B Tiger | MI | 91 d | 1 | $115,000 |
| 1975 Grumman AA-5 | — | 91 d | – | see ad |
Cross-shop
What else does a AA-5 buyer look at?
Other Grumman types with a page here, then the same class at a similar asking price.
Geography and method
Where are the AA-5s, and how are they counted?
Where they are
How we count
Barnstormers piston categories are read once a day. A listing is "delisted" after it is missing on two consecutive mornings. Days listed starts the morning we first saw the ad, so listings that predate Jul 19, 2026 are excluded from time-on-market figures. Prices are asking prices as typed by the seller. Nothing here is an appraisal. Full methodology.