N616AV2016 Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA8
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19824 ADs may apply5 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- Southern Aviation Ga LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Anchorage, AK
- Certificate issued
- Mar 7, 2017
- Expires
- Mar 31, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 5, 2016
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
- Gippsaero Pty Ltd
- Model
- GA8
- Year
- 2016
- Serial number
- GA8-16-228
- 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
- A8051C
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- 2017 – nowSouthern Aviation Ga LLCAnchorage, AK · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 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 (5)
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.
- Doors · latch · out of adjustMay 23, 2023
CARGO DOOR OPENS DURING TAKEOFF. MECHANICS ADJUSTED CARGO DOOR LATCH AS REQUIRED. OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY. REF GA8 SM 52-40-00.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · latch · wornMay 23, 2023
CARGO DOOR POP IN FLIGHT DURING TAKEOFF. MECHANICS REMOVED AN OBSTRUCTION, INSPECTED, CLEANED, AND REPLACED LATCH WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT REFERENCING SB GA8-2005-23. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Ignition · spark plug · fouledJul 23, 2019
LOSS OF RPM ON CLIMB. MX DETERMINED CAUSE WAS FOULED SPARK PLUG.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Ignition · spark plug · fouledJul 23, 2019
LOSS OF RPM ON CLIMB. MX DETERMINED CAUSE WAS FOULED SPARK PLUG.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · latch · wornJun 11, 2019
REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENED DURING TAKEOFF.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026