Single-engine piston

N215AV

2002 GippsAero Airvan GA8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
GA8-02-015
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO 540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
National Test Pilot School (Corporation)
Based
Mojave, CA
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Registration record

N215AV on the FAA register

Type
2002 GippsAero Airvan GA8 (FAA: Gippsland Aeronautics Pty GA 8)
Serial
GA8-02-015
Engines
Lycoming IO 540 series
Registered owner
National Test Pilot School
Mojave, CA
Certificate issued
2023-05-25
Airworthiness date
2018-02-03
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A1CC29
Mode S (octal)
50346051
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N215AV.
  • 2018-02-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2002
    Manufactured (2002).
Overview

About N215AV

N215AV is a 2002 GippsAero Airvan GA8 (FAA model GA 8), serial number GA8-02-015. The FAA register lists National Test Pilot School as the registrant in Mojave, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 25, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

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 experimental category (research & development), dated February 3, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N215AV.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N215AV.

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.