Ownership guide

Gulfstream (G450)

232 registered in the US, built from about 2004 to 2017, 22 seats, most with the Rolls-Royce TAY. Its Airworthiness Directives, its engines', and what to check before buying one.

The fleet

Registered in the US
232
Built
2004 to 2017
Half built by
2009
Seats
22
Engine type
Turbofan
Most common engine
Rolls-Royce TAY

Engines installed

From the FAA aircraft registry, rebuilt daily. Years are those recorded on each registration.

Airworthiness Directives

1 current AD name the (G450) airframe, 0 with a repeat action. Its engines carry 23 more.

No current airframe AD mentions a repeat action.

Every AD for the Gulfstream (G450)

Accident record

2 accidents since 2017, 0 fatal, 0 aircraft destroyed.

What happened

  1. Turbulence encounter1
  2. Landing gear collapse1

Phase of flight

  1. Enroute1
  2. Taxi1

The latest

DateWhereWhat happenedInjuriesNTSB number
2022-12-24Miami, FLEnroute: Turbulence encounterSeriousDCA23LA107
2017-04-11SalzburgTaxi: Landing gear collapseNoneCEN17WA159

From the NTSB's aviation accident database, refreshed monthly; accidents only, homebuilts left out. Counts, not rates: nobody publishes how many hours each model flies, and a training fleet flies far more than a private one. Look up any case by its number in the NTSB's CAROL.

What it costs to run

Per hour flown

Per year, flown or not

Fuel
$0/hr
Engine reserve
$0/hr
A year
$0
All in, per hour
$0/hr

Everything else is yours to fill in: insurance, hangar and overhaul prices vary too much by pilot, airport and shop for a default to mean anything. Nothing you type leaves this page.

Before you buy one

  1. Run its N-number through the AD check: every AD that names its airframe and engine, as a checklist to take to the logbooks.
  2. For each repeat-action AD, find the last compliance in the logbooks and when the next one is due.
  3. Compare the engine's time since overhaul with its maker's published overhaul time, and look for the reason behind any long gap in flying.
  4. Check the registration, the airworthiness certificate and the date of the last annual inspection.
  5. Work out the sales or use tax your state will charge with the aircraft tax calculator.

Questions

How many Gulfstream (G450)s are registered in the US?
232, in the FAA aircraft registry.
When was the Gulfstream (G450) built?
From about 2004 to 2017. Half of those registered today were built by 2009.
What engine does the Gulfstream (G450) have?
Most have the Rolls-Royce TAY (100% of those registered).
How many accidents has the Gulfstream (G450) had?
2 in the NTSB's database since 2017, 0 of them fatal. The most common defining event was turbulence encounter. These are counts, not rates: how many hours the fleet flew is not published.
How many Airworthiness Directives does the Gulfstream (G450) have?
1 current ADs name the (G450) airframe, 0 of them with a repeat action, and 23 more name its engines. Whether each applies to one aircraft depends on its serial number and installed equipment.

Figures from the FAA aircraft registry and the FAA's Airworthiness Directives, rebuilt daily. An AD listed for a model is one to read; whether it applies to one aircraft depends on its serial number, equipment and records.