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Gulfstream GV-SP G550

7 on the U.S. register. Built from 2003 to 2008; half of them date from 2007 or earlier. Utah has the most (3). 100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

Gulfstream GV-SP: Executive transport aircraft family
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About the GV-SP from the FAA's model table

Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Business jets
Power
Turbofan, 2 engines
Common engines
Rolls Deut Br700-710C411 (6), Rolls-Royc Br 700 Series (1)
Fuel
Jet A
Seats
20
Built of
aluminium
Maker on the register
Gulfstream Aerospace
Registered
earliest certificate August 24, 2007; newest March 23, 2026

Where they are owner's state

By state, as a table
aircraft
Utah3
California2
Oklahoma1
Georgia1

Who owns them registrant type

By owner type, as a table
aircraftshare
LLC457%
Corporation343%

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
GV-SP72003 to 2008100.0%

When they were built by decade

0245772000
By decade built, as a table
aircraft
20007

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20141
20171
20211
20221
20231
20261

Registration status

By status, as a table
aircraftshare
Valid686%
Renewal notice sent114%

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Standard686%
Experimental114%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee2Thorondor LLC1Jfb3 LLC1Hardesty-Gulfstream LLC1Blf Aircraft Holdings LLC1Bank of Utah Trustee1
Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee2
Thorondor LLC1
Jfb3 LLC1
Hardesty-Gulfstream LLC1
Blf Aircraft Holdings LLC1
Bank of Utah Trustee1

Fleet pages: Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee · Bank of Utah Trustee

Accident history NTSB records · 0 cases since 1982, 0 fatal

No NTSB accident or incident records match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How models compare: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Gulfstream GV-SP G550 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

7 as of November 12, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Gulfstream GV-SPs?

Utah, with 3.

Who owns the Gulfstream GV-SP?

100% 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 GV-SPs on the register built?

Between 2003 and 2008; half of them in 2007 or earlier.

What is the Gulfstream GV-SP 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 GV-SP 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 (A12EA, held by Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation). The FAA has issued 24 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about instruments and avionics. Operators and repair shops have filed 26 failure reports with the FAA since 2008, 23 of them in the last ten years: about 36.5 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is airframe structure. 487 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation.

FAA orders 24 airworthiness directives · newest first

2026-07-012026-13-02 · Navigation · instruments and avionics
2023-05-262023-10-02 · Indicating/Recording System, Navigation · instruments and avionics
2023-02-282023-02-02 · Landing Gear System · landing gear
2022-09-072022-16-04 · Horizontal Stabilizer Structure · airframe structure
2022-01-142021-26-02 · Landing Gear System · landing gear
2017-11-062017-20-08 · Airborne Auxiliary Power and Fuselage · engine

All orders naming the Gulfstream GV-SP

By system

Orders by system, as a table
ordersshare
Instruments and avionics729%
Engine521%
Landing gear417%
Other and general28%
Flight controls28%
Heating, ice protection and utility systems14%
Airframe structure14%
Emergency equipment14%

Failure reports 26 since 2008 · what operators and shops told the FAA

024680814161718192021222324126
Failure reports by year, as a table
reports
081
141
161
171
182
198
202
215
222
231
241
261

By system

Failure reports by system, as a table
reportsshare
Airframe structure727%
Engine519%
Landing gear519%
Heating, ice protection and utility systems415%
Cabin, seats and restraints28%
Instruments and avionics14%
Electrical power14%
Flight controls14%

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Parts most reported, as a table
reports
Skin3
Windshield2
Access Panel1
Bellcrank1
Bolt1
Brake Assy1
Bushing1
Connector1
Controller1
Cowling1

Latest reports

2026-03-02Bushing: missing · landing gear
2024-07-10Bellcrank: cracked · flight controls
2023-09-07Skin: damaged · airframe structure
2022-09-29Landing Gear: failed · landing gear
2022-03-29Windshield: cracked · airframe structure

Approved replacement parts 452 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: switch panel (40), valve (21), nano washlight (14), processor (10), evas (10), controller (8), radome gulfstream (7), button switch (7), potentiometer dongle (6), gvsp controller (6).

Approved modifications 487 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

2026-09-04ST04817NY · Replacement of OEM Standard 44 amp-hour batteries
2026-08-26ST12461IB · Installation of Cockpit Voice Recorder with optional RIPS Upgrade
2026-08-24ST00885LA · Installation of fire extinguisher cartridges as replacements for Pacific Scientific fire...
2026-07-08ST03651AT · Installation of internal and external modifications as provisions for mission system equipment...
2026-06-16ST12413IB · Wireless LAN (WLAN) activation; Serial Number 5092

Certificates and bulletins

A12EAType certificate held by Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation · 7 models listed · revised April 21, 2026

Special conditions rules the FAA wrote for this design

Safety bulletins 3 · advice, not orders

2019-12-05CE-19-20 · Flight Compartment Windows
2010-01-07NM-10-12 · Navigation: Flight Management System
2010-01-07NM-10-13 · Navigation: Flight Management System

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 GV-SP links to the rest of the register

Design
Engines
Where they are
Biggest operators
Record
Airworthiness

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/gulfstream/gv-sp.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 7

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N23DQ Gulfstream Aerospace
GV-SP
Jfb3 LLC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2026-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N200KP Gulfstream Aerospace
GV-SP
Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee
North Salt Lake, Utah
Standard 2023-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N333EH Gulfstream Aerospace
GV-SP
Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee
North Salt Lake, Utah
Standard 2022-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N813QS Gulfstream Aerospace
GV-SP
Bank of Utah Trustee
Salt Lake City, Utah
Experimental 2021-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N173NY Gulfstream Aerospace
GV-SP
Blf Aircraft Holdings LLC
Irvine, California
Standard 2017-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N878DB Gulfstream Aerospace
GV-SP
Thorondor LLC
Palo Alto, California
Standard 2014-04-11 Renewal notice sentFAA registration status code 25: First notice for registration renewal. All codes
N1HC Gulfstream Aerospace
GV-SP
Hardesty-Gulfstream LLC
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Standard 2007-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes