Large jet

N605RA

1987 Gulfstream GIV

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1987
Serial
1028
Class
Large jet
Engines
2 × Rolls-Royce TAY MK 610-8
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Smb G-IV Vii LLC (LLC)
Based
Longwood, FL
1987 Gulfstream GIV
Representative photo of a Gulfstream GIV. Not a photo of N605RA.
Registration record

N605RA on the FAA register

Type
1987 Gulfstream GIV (FAA: Gulfstream G-IV)
Serial
1028
Engines
2 × Rolls-Royce TAY MK 610-8
Registered owner
Smb G-IV Vii LLC
Longwood, FL
Certificate issued
2019-10-23
Airworthiness date
1987-10-09
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A7DB4A
Mode S (octal)
51755512
Seats (type)
22
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Range (type)
4,220 nm
Cruise (type)
480 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-10-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N605RA to the current registrant.
  • 2013-03-25
    N605RA previously assigned to a Grumman G-1159 (s/n 57); cancelled.
  • 2007-05-22
    N605RA previously assigned to a Aerospatiale SA316B Alouette III (s/n 1165); cancelled.
  • 1987-10-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N605RA

N605RA is a 1987 Gulfstream GIV (FAA model G-IV), serial number 1028. The FAA register lists Smb G-IV Vii LLC as the registrant in Longwood, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 23, 2019 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a large jet, two Rolls-Royce TAY MK 610-8 engines and 22 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 480 knots and a range of about 4,220 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated October 9, 1987.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N605RA. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
480 kt
Range
4,220 nm
Fuel burn
513 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1998-08-27 Accident · Porterville, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX98TA278
Reported aircraft: Aerospatiale SA316B — a different aircraft that carried the N605RA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate in-flight clearance between the bucket and trees resulting in the entanglement/separation of the long line and subsequent impact with and separation of the tail rotor assembly. A factor was the trees.
1981-06-09 Incident · Ruidoso,Nm, 31 Damage: Minor NTSB · 5 0023
Reported aircraft: Aerospatial SE3160 — a different aircraft that carried the N605RA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PATH OF MAIN ROTOR BLADES.D/A APRX 10000FT.

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.