Gulfstream G-1159 Gulfstream II and III
42 on the U.S. register across 2 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1968 to 1986; half of them date from 1983 or earlier. Delaware has the most (11). 93% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
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About the G-1159 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Business jets
- Power
- Turbojet, 2 engines
- Common engines
- Rolls-Royc Spey Mk 511Sr (24), Rolls-Royc Spey 511-8 (11), Rolls-Royc Spey 506-14 (1)
- Seats
- 21 (up to 22 in some versions)
- Built of
- aluminium
- Maker on the register
- Gulfstream Aerospace
- Registered
- earliest certificate April 9, 1997; newest August 12, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
LLC20 (48%)Corporation11 (26%)Government7 (17%)Individual2 (5%)Non-citizen corporation1 (2%)Co-owned1 (2%)
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| LLC | 20 | 48% |
| Corporation | 11 | 26% |
| Government | 7 | 17% |
| Individual | 2 | 5% |
| Non-citizen corporation | 1 | 2% |
| Co-owned | 1 | 2% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
When they were built by decade · 12 with no year on file
Registration status
By status, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Valid | 41 | 98% |
| Reports overdue | 1 | 2% |
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 28 | 67% |
| Experimental | 9 | 21% |
| None on file | 5 | 12% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
N492A LLC3Aircraft Holding Solutions LLC Trustee3Phoenix Air Group INC2Missile Defense Agency (Mda)2Tulsa Technology Center School District No 181Ts Aviation LLC1State Technical College Missouri1Sandy Wings LLC1Rg Aviation LLC1Rca LLC1Prime Aircraft & Aviation LLC1Oneflight International INC1
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| N492A LLC | 3 |
| Aircraft Holding Solutions LLC Trustee | 3 |
| Phoenix Air Group INC | 2 |
| Missile Defense Agency (Mda) | 2 |
| Tulsa Technology Center School District No 18 | 1 |
| Ts Aviation LLC | 1 |
| State Technical College Missouri | 1 |
| Sandy Wings LLC | 1 |
| Rg Aviation LLC | 1 |
| Rca LLC | 1 |
| Prime Aircraft & Aviation LLC | 1 |
| Oneflight International INC | 1 |
Fleet pages: Aircraft Holding Solutions LLC Trustee · Phoenix Air Group INC · Tulsa Technology Center School District No 18 · Sandy Wings LLC · Rg Aviation LLC
Accident history NTSB records · 4 cases since 1982, 1 fatal
2010-03-25OPS10IA014 · G1159B N909JE · incident near Worton, MD
2006-10-13LAX07IA008 · G1159B N113AR · incident near Burbank, CA · no injuries
2000-10-17LAX01FA018 · G-1159A N162JC · accident near Van Nuys, CA · no injuries
1991-06-18MIA91WA164 · G-1159A N204RC · accident near Caracas · 4 killed
The 4 most recent of 4 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 Gulfstream G-1159 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
42 as of October 29, 2026, counting 2 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Gulfstream G-1159s?
Delaware, with 11.
Who owns the Gulfstream G-1159?
93% 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 Gulfstream G-1159s on the register built?
Between 1968 and 1986; half of them in 1983 or earlier.
How many Gulfstream G-1159 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
4 accidents and incidents since 1982, 1 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Gulfstream G-1159 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 Gulfstream G-1159 the component layer
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 340 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 41 of them in the last ten years: about 10.8 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is airframe structure.
Failure reports 340 since 1995 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 95 | 31 |
| 96 | 42 |
| 97 | 30 |
| 98 | 23 |
| 99 | 16 |
| 00 | 16 |
| 01 | 14 |
| 02 | 20 |
| 03 | 26 |
| 04 | 21 |
| 05 | 15 |
| 06 | 13 |
| 07 | 15 |
| 08 | 6 |
| 09 | 11 |
| 10 | 8 |
| 11 | 5 |
| 12 | 4 |
| 13 | 5 |
| 14 | 7 |
| 15 | 3 |
| 16 | 3 |
| 17 | 1 |
| 19 | 5 |
By system
Airframe structure121 (36%)Engine42 (12%)Heating, ice protection and utility systems42 (12%)Landing gear39 (11%)Electrical power28 (8%)Flight controls23 (7%)Emergency equipment14 (4%)Instruments and avionics13 (4%)
Failure reports by system, as a table
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Skin | 16 |
| Windshield | 16 |
| Attach Fitting | 10 |
| Angle | 8 |
| Bolt | 8 |
| Actuator | 7 |
| Fitting | 7 |
| Oxygen Unit | 6 |
| Tire | 6 |
| Valve | 6 |
Latest reports
2019-05-17Spar: corroded · airframe structure
2019-05-17Wing: corroded · airframe structure
2019-03-25Aileron: iced · flight controls
2019-02-19Tire: failed · landing gear
2019-02-15Wheel: cracked · landing gear
Approved replacement parts 769 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:
Honeywell International INC. 81L3 Communications Integrated Systems 54Honeywell International INC 49Aar Manufacturing Group INC 45Lopresti Speed Merchants 44B/E Aerospace INC 34Aviation Partners 30Rockwell Collins INC Airshow Systems 26
Most often: strut isolated (34), valve (28), led lighting (24), us window (23), regulator (21), starter (18), airshow digital (14), transducer (12), strut non (11), bearing (11).
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 G-1159 links to the rest of the register
Design
- Gulfstream 1 aircraft on the register
- Gulfstream G-1159A 32 registered
- Gulfstream G1159B 10 registered
- Built of aluminium
Engines
- Rolls-Royce SPEY MK 511SR 24 of these aircraft · 1140 hp
- Rolls-Royce SPEY 511-8 11 of these aircraft
- Rolls-Royce SPEY 506-14 1 of these aircraft
Where they are
Biggest operators
- N492A LLC 3 of these aircraft
- Aircraft Holding Solutions LLC Trustee 3 of these aircraft
- Phoenix Air Group INC 2 of these aircraft
- Missile Defense Agency (Mda) 2 of these aircraft
- Tulsa Technology Center School District No 18 1 of these aircraft
Record
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the G-1159 4 cases since 1982 · 1 fatal
Airworthiness
- Failure reports filed on the G-1159 340 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/gulfstream/g-1159.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 42
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N32MJ | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Aviation Company INC Cheyenne, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N118JK | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Experimental | 2026-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N945PK | Gulfstream Aerospace G1159B |
Archangel Operations LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N555DW | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Institue of Aeronautical and Aerospace Institute Aguadilla, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2025-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222NP | Gulfstream Aerospace G1159B |
Aircraft Fidelity CORP Trustee Dover, Delaware |
None on file | 2025-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N175BG | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Mile High Holdings LLC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2025-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30WR | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Infotech Management INC San Diego, California |
Standard | 2025-04-22 | Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes |
| N779LC | Gulfstream Aerospace G1159B |
Tulsa Technology Center School District No 18 Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2024-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N467AM | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2024-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N714DS | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Phoenix Air Group INC Cartersville, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N888WE | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Prime Aircraft & Aviation LLC Edmond, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N828AH | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Aircraft Holding Solutions LLC Trustee Newark, Delaware |
Standard | 2022-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N358CY | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Co-owned owner New York |
Standard | 2022-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N195PA | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Sandy Wings LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N218EE | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Individual owner Delaware |
Standard | 2021-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N550JF | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Ts Aviation LLC New York, New York |
Standard | 2021-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N520NA | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, Virginia |
None on file | 2021-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N305LR | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Aircraft Holding Solutions LLC Trustee Newark, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N413WJ | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
N492A LLC Goodyear, Arizona |
None on file | 2020-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N127GK | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Alliance Aviation Group LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N975RG | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Rg Aviation LLC Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Standard | 2020-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N492A | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
N492A LLC Gilbert, Arizona |
Experimental | 2020-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30LX | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
N492A LLC Goodyear, Arizona |
Experimental | 2020-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24YS | Gulfstream Aerospace G1159B |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2019-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17LK | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Aircraft Holding Solutions LLC Trustee Newark, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N313MS | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Epic Rise LLC Tulsa, Oklahoma |
None on file | 2019-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74RT | Gulfstream Aerospace G1159B |
State Technical College Missouri Linn, Missouri |
Standard | 2018-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N501JV | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Jetvue Texas LLC Richardson, Texas |
Standard | 2018-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N198PA | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Bartowjets LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2018-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N608BG | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
N A S A Lyndon B Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas |
None on file | 2018-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N416WM | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Ken Sale Resource INC Southlake, Texas |
Standard | 2018-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N510FR | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Oneflight International INC Englewood, Colorado |
Standard | 2016-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N808NA | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
NASA Neil A Armstrong Flight Research Center Edwards, California |
Standard | 2015-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N164PA | Gulfstream Aerospace G1159B |
Phoenix Air Group INC Cartersville, Georgia |
Experimental | 2015-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N710CF | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Calspan CORP Niagara Falls, New York |
Experimental | 2014-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N165PA | Gulfstream Aerospace G1159B |
Rca LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Experimental | 2008-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N456BE | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Billionaire INC St Petersburg, Florida |
Standard | 2007-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N388MM | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Ac Travel LLC Palm Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2005-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74A | Gulfstream Aerospace G1159B |
Missile Defense Agency (Mda) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2005-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N178B | Gulfstream Aerospace G1159B |
Missile Defense Agency (Mda) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2004-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36PN | Gulfstream Aerospace G1159B |
B&G Leasing LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 1997-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N711UF | Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A |
Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |