N576GA2005 Gippsland GA-8
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Mar 23, 2011.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19824 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Gippsland Aeronautics
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Wilmington, DE
- Certificate issued
- Jan 17, 2006
- Canceled
- Mar 23, 2011
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 2, 2007
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Gippsland
- Model
- GA-8
- Year
- 2005
- Serial number
- 05-076
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 8
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A7654A
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming Io-540-K1a5
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 300 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2006 – 2011Gippsland AeronauticsWilmington, DE
- 1974 – 1980American Aviation CorpCleveland, OH · different airframe: Grumman American Aa-5 S/N Aa5-0001
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (4)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-17-10 | Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section | Sep 14, 2026 | Engine (IO-540-K1A5)Serial numbers per Table 2 or Table 3 of Lycoming Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 667A, dated March 12, 2026. Only with: Installed piston pin P/N LW-13445 with an OEM FAA Form 8130-3 production dated between January 7, 2021 and December 15, 2025, or where the production date cannot be determined or the form is unavailable. |
| 2005-19-11 | Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, LO-360… | Oct 21, 2005 | Engine (IO-540-K1A5)Only with: Engines rated at 300 HP or lower, manufactured new, rebuilt, or overhauled after March 1, 1999, or that had a crankshaft installed after March 1, 1999. |
| 2004-05-24 | Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-540, IO-540, LTIO-540, O-540, and… | Mar 30, 2004 | Engine (IO-540-K1A5)Only with: Engines with crankshaft gear retaining bolts P/N STD-2209 installed; excludes O-540-F series engines subject to AD 99-03-05 with bolt not since replaced, engines with bolt installed at original assembly or replaced by Lycoming per SB 554 after November 10, 1998, engines with bolt from replacement kits 05K19987, 05K23325, 05K23326, 05K23327, 05K23335 or 05K23336, and engines with single-drive dual magnetos. |
| 99-04-04 | Textron Lycoming Reciprocating Engines IO-540 and O-540 Engines Equipped With Slick… | Feb 25, 1999 | Engine (IO-540-K1A5)Only with: Equipped with Slick Aircraft Products magneto model numbers 6251, 6252, 6255, 6351 or 6355. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (2)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Reciprocating engine · screen · contaminatedDec 23, 2006
FOUND 2 PIECES OF METAL IN THE OIL SUMP SUCTION SCREEN DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION. ONE PIECE LOOKS LIKE A DRILLED OUT HELI COIL .5 INCH LONG X .25 WIDE AND THE OTHER LOOKS LIKE A PIECE OF CASTING .2 LONG X .125 WIDE. THE ENGINE WILL BE REMOVED AND SENT OUT FOR TEARDOWN AND INSPECTION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Autoflight · servo · defectiveDec 7, 2006
NOSE DOWN AUTO TRIM INOP WAS REPORTED BY PILOT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THE AUTOPILOT COMPUTER WAS NOT RECEIVING INPUT CALLING FOR NOSE DOWN TRIM FROM THIS PITCH SERVO.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026