N797GAGrumman American GA-7
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026- Registered owner
- N797GA LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Manassas, VA
- Certificate issued
- Mar 26, 2009
- Expires
- May 31, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Oct 14, 1999
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
- Grumman American
- Model
- GA-7
- Serial number
- GA7-0087
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 4
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- AAD29D
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming 0-320 Series
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 180 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2009 – nowN797GA LLCManassas, VA · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 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 (0)
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.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
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.
- Ignition · impulse coupling · destroyedSep 25, 2026
LOOSE RIVETS ON IMPULSE COUPLING THAT HOLD THE PAWLS ONTO THE PLATE. SMALL CONTACT DAMAGE TO UNDERSIDE OF MAGNETO FACE BY PAWLS DUE TO LOOSE RIVETS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Ignition · impulse coupling · unserviceableMay 19, 2026
MAGNETO REMOVED FOR IMPULSE COUPLING INSPECTION. CHAMPION PRODUCED IMPULSE COUPLING FOUND INSTALLED. BOTH RIVETS HOLDING THE PAWLS IN WERE FOUND TO BE BENT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 16, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026