Large jet

N478VT

1981 Gulfstream III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
308
Class
Large jet
Engines
2 × Rolls-Royce SPEY MK 511SR
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tipnes Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Tampa, FL
Registration record

N478VT on the FAA register

Type
1981 Gulfstream III (FAA: Gulfstream G-1159A)
Serial
308
Engines
2 × Rolls-Royce SPEY MK 511SR
Registered owner
Tipnes Aviation LLC
Tampa, FL
Certificate issued
2023-11-01
Airworthiness date
1993-02-23
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A5E0BF
Mode S (octal)
51360277
Seats (type)
21
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Range (type)
3,750 nm
Cruise (type)
478 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N478VT.
  • 1993-02-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N478VT

N478VT is a 1981 Gulfstream III (FAA model G-1159A), serial number 308. The FAA register lists Tipnes Aviation LLC as the registrant in Tampa, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 1, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a large jet, two Rolls-Royce SPEY MK 511SR engines and 21 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 478 knots and a range of about 3,750 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated February 23, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N478VT.

Cruise
478 kt
Range
3,750 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
5,100 ft
Landing over 50 ft
4,417 ft
Fuel burn
271 gph

Published figures for the Gulfstream III type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N478VT.

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.