Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8
32 on the U.S. register across 2 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 2010 to 2020; half of them date from 2015 or earlier. California has the most (10). 94% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the GA8 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Lycoming Tio-540-Ah1A (22), Lycoming Io-540-K1A5 (8), Lycoming Io 540 Ser (1)
- Seats
- 8
- Built of
- aluminium
- Maker on the register
- Gippsaero Pty Ltd
- Registered
- earliest certificate May 21, 2014; newest January 12, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| LLC | 12 | 38% |
| Government | 12 | 38% |
| Corporation | 6 | 19% |
| Individual | 2 | 6% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA8 TC-320 | 24 | 2010 to 2018 | 75.0% |
| GA8 | 8 | 2011 to 2020 | 25.0% |
When they were built by decade · 2 with no year on file
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 31 | 97% |
| None on file | 1 | 3% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| California Highway Patrol | 6 |
| Southern Aviation Ga LLC | 2 |
| Paula Stewart LLC | 2 |
| Lease Air LLC | 2 |
| International Air Services INC Trustee | 2 |
| Y-O Cattle CO LLC | 1 |
| Wings Over Kauai LLC | 1 |
| Sky Combat Blue LLC | 1 |
| San Bernardino County Sheriff'S Department | 1 |
| Rustair INC | 1 |
| Orange County Sheriffs Department Rnsp | 1 |
| Ohio Department of Public Safety | 1 |
Fleet pages: California Highway Patrol · International Air Services INC Trustee · Rustair INC · Ohio Department of Public Safety
Accident history NTSB records · 1 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
The 1 most recent of 1 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
32 as of October 23, 2026, counting 2 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8s?
California, with 10.
Who owns the Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8?
94% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8s on the register built?
Between 2010 and 2020; half of them in 2015 or earlier.
How many Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
1 accidents and incidents since 1982, 0 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 made of?
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 the component layer
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The design is held under 1 type certificate (A00011LA, held by Ga8 Airvan (PTY) LTD). The FAA has issued 14 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about airframe structure. Operators and repair shops have filed 8 failure reports with the FAA since 2015, 8 of them in the last ten years: about 6.2 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is engine. 51 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Garmin International INC.
FAA orders 14 airworthiness directives · newest first
All orders naming the Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8
By system
Orders by system, as a table
| orders | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Airframe structure | 4 | 29% |
| Fuel system | 3 | 21% |
| Engine | 3 | 21% |
| Landing gear | 2 | 14% |
| Electrical power | 1 | 7% |
| Instruments and avionics | 1 | 7% |
Failure reports 8 since 2015 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 15 | 5 |
| 17 | 1 |
| 19 | 1 |
| 23 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | 4 | 50% |
| Landing gear | 2 | 25% |
| Instruments and avionics | 1 | 12% |
| Electrical power | 1 | 12% |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Alternator | 1 |
| Brake Sys | 1 |
| Breather Tube | 1 |
| Diffuser | 1 |
| Fan | 1 |
| Magneto | 1 |
| Oil System | 1 |
| Tube | 1 |
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 68 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: gravel deflector (4), single place (3), vortex generator (2), tail wheel (2), spacer (2), nose ski (2), nose fork (2), final kcp (2), ea ignition (2), door (2).
Approved modifications 51 supplemental type certificates
Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:
Latest
Certificates and bulletins
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the GA8 links to the rest of the register
- Gippsaero Pty Ltd 32 aircraft on the register
- Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 TC-320 24 registered
- Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 8 registered
- Built of aluminium
- Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A 22 of these aircraft · 300 hp
- Lycoming IO-540-K1A5 8 of these aircraft · 300 hp
- Lycoming IO-540 series 1 of these aircraft · 300 hp
- California 10 of these aircraft
- Alaska 5 of these aircraft
- Utah 2 of these aircraft
- Texas 2 of these aircraft
- Nevada 2 of these aircraft
- California Highway Patrol 6 of these aircraft
- Southern Aviation Ga LLC 2 of these aircraft
- Paula Stewart LLC 2 of these aircraft
- Lease Air LLC 2 of these aircraft
- International Air Services INC Trustee 2 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the GA8 1 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
- FAA filings this year on these aircraft 4 filings · 4 bill of sale
- FAA orders naming the GA8 14 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the GA8 8 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the GA8 51 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/gippsaero-pty-ltd/ga8.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 32
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N753SE | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 |
International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N754SE | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 TC-320 |
International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N244CJ | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 TC-320 |
Paula Stewart LLC Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands |
Standard | 2024-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N255AV | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 TC-320 |
Paula Stewart LLC Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands |
Standard | 2024-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N267MA | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 TC-320 |
Lease Air LLC Moab, Utah |
None on file | 2024-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N291BW | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 |
Wings Over Kauai LLC Kalaheo, Hawaii |
Standard | 2024-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N152VP | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 |
Conservation Aviation LLC Washington, District of Columbia |
Standard | 2023-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N916RK | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 |
Grant Aviation INC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2023-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N209PD | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 TC-320 |
Modesto Police Department Modesto, California |
Standard | 2023-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N148HP | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 TC-320 |
Alternative Travel LLC Loveland, Colorado |
Standard | 2023-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N752SE | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 TC-320 |
Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2023-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N225AV | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 TC-320 |
Y-O Cattle CO LLC Laredo, Texas |
Standard | 2022-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N910MB | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 TC-320 |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2022-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N894SC | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 TC-320 |
Lease Air LLC Moab, Utah |
Standard | 2021-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7050F | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 |
City of Houston Houston, Texas |
Standard | 2021-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N265PW | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 TC-320 |
San Bernardino County Sheriff'S Department San Bernardino, California |
Standard | 2019-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65HP | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 TC-320 |
Ohio Department of Public Safety Columbus, Ohio |
Standard | 2019-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N960RN | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 TC-320 |
Orange County Sheriffs Department Rnsp Santa Ana, California |
Standard | 2019-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N159HP | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 TC-320 |
California Highway Patrol Sacramento, California |
Standard | 2019-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N156HP | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 TC-320 |
California Highway Patrol Sacramento, California |
Standard | 2018-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N165PW | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 TC-320 |
County of San Bernardino San Bernardino, California |
Standard | 2018-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1753S | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 TC-320 |
Fsa Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2017-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80TP | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 TC-320 |
Global Aerials INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Standard | 2017-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N153HP | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 TC-320 |
California Highway Patrol Sacramento, California |
Standard | 2017-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N616AV | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 |
Southern Aviation Ga LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2017-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N617AV | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 |
Southern Aviation Ga LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2017-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N525AV | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 |
Global Air Concepts LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2016-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N139HP | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 TC-320 |
California Highway Patrol Sacramento, California |
Standard | 2016-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N137HP | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 TC-320 |
California Highway Patrol Sacramento, California |
Standard | 2016-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99GA | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 TC-320 |
Rustair INC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2016-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N140HP | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 TC-320 |
California Highway Patrol Sacramento, California |
Standard | 2015-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68GA | Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8 TC-320 |
Sky Combat Blue LLC Brookhaven, Georgia |
Standard | 2014-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |