Large jet

N74A

1968 Gulfstream G1159B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
36
Class
Large jet
Engines
2 × Rolls-Royce SPEY 511-8
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Missile Defense Agency (Mda) + 1 co-owner (Government)
Based
Tulsa, OK
Registration record

N74A on the FAA register

Type
1968 Gulfstream G1159B
Serial
36
Engines
2 × Rolls-Royce SPEY 511-8
Registered owner
Missile Defense Agency (Mda) + 1 co-owner
Tulsa, OK
Certificate issued
2005-03-17
Airworthiness date
2022-05-06
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A9F031
Mode S (octal)
52370061
Seats (type)
22
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-05-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2005-03-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N74A to the current registrant.
  • 1989-01-30
    N74A previously assigned to a Universal Globe GC-1A (s/n 069); cancelled.
  • 1968
    Manufactured (1968).
Overview

About N74A

N74A is a 1968 Gulfstream G1159B, serial number 36. The FAA register lists Missile Defense Agency (Mda) + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 17, 2005 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a large jet, two Rolls-Royce SPEY 511-8 engines and 22 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated May 6, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N74A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1984-10-27 Accident · Fraser, MI Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · CHI85LA028
Reported aircraft: Swift GC-1A — a different aircraft that carried the N74A 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.