Single-engine piston

N13AV

2003 GippsAero Airvan GA8

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2003
Serial
GA8-03-028
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Grant Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Anchorage, AK
Registration record

N13AV on the FAA register

Type
2003 GippsAero Airvan GA8 (FAA: Gippsland GA-8)
Serial
GA8-03-028
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Grant Aviation Inc
Anchorage, AK
Certificate issued
2021-04-23
Airworthiness date
2004-11-30
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A078EC
Mode S (octal)
50074354
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-06-26
    Accident at Tuntutuliak, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 2021-04-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N13AV to the current registrant.
  • 2004-11-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2003
    Manufactured (2003).
  • 1980-09-20
    N13AV previously assigned to a Beechcraft E35 (s/n D-3945); cancelled.
Overview

About N13AV

N13AV is a 2003 GippsAero Airvan GA8 (FAA model GA-8), serial number GA8-03-028. The FAA register lists Grant Aviation Inc as the registrant in Anchorage, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 23, 2021 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series engine and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 30, 2004.

N13AV has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-06-26 Accident · Tuntutuliak, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC24LA055
Reported aircraft: Gippsland GA-8
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff after an encounter with a gusting wind, which resulted in a wing strike.
NTSB report ↗
1978-06-23 Accident · Potosi,Mo, 25 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2569
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft E35 — a different aircraft that carried the N13AV registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.