Post Malone’s “Private Jet” Blew Two Tires in 2018. The FAA Names a Florida Company as Its Owner

The most famous Post Malone private jet is a Gulfstream IV that blew two tires leaving Teterboro on August 21, 2018. Headlines called it his jet. The FAA record names a different owner: SMB Aircraft LLC of Longwood, Florida.

The man at the center of the story is no fan of being up there. “I’m terrified of flying in the first place,” he told Billboard six weeks later, which makes him an unlikely candidate for a jet of his own.

This guide covers what the FAA register shows, what we could not establish, the airframe’s later history, and how he compares with music stars who really do hold a registration. The flight itself has its own full account, so here we stick to the aircraft and the ownership question.

Post Malone’s Private Jet Fleet: One Charter, No Registration

There is no fleet to list. We searched the FAA’s aircraft database, in its October 30, 2026 release, for Post Malone, his legal name Austin Richard Post, and company names built from his nickname and album titles. None led to an aircraft we could tie to him.

The one aircraft on the record is the jet he was riding in when the tires failed. AIN, the business aviation trade publication, described that flight as a charter.

Gulfstream IVN101CV · serial 1230 · SMB Aircraft LLC

Chartered · August 2018

Built1993

Range4,220 NM

Max cruise488 kt

Aboard on Aug. 21, 201816 people reported

Engines2x Rolls-Royce Tay 611-8

Post Malone's ownershipNone on the register

The Paper Trail: How One Gulfstream Became Post Malone’s Jet

The airframe’s history runs back 25 years before the headlines. These are the dated points in the record, from the FAA files and the reporting on the day.

Inside the Gulfstream IV: A Long-Range Jet on a Very Short Trip

The Gulfstream IV is a large-cabin, long-range business jet, and Teterboro to Luton is well within its reach. The great-circle distance is about 2,990 NM, against a maximum range of 4,220 NM.

The weight row explains the most misunderstood part of the day. On our Gulfstream IV spec page, maximum takeoff weight sits 14,500 lb above maximum landing weight, and AIN reported the jet was fully fueled when the tires went.

So a jet loaded for the Atlantic had every reason to stay up and burn fuel before landing on damaged gear. Those hours in the air were a choice, not a struggle to stay aloft.

Who Actually Owned the Plane?

SMB Aircraft LLC did, on paper. FAA records list the company at a Longwood, Florida, address, holding a certificate issued on February 23, 2017. The same records tie N101CV to serial 1230.

Coverage on the day was split. Many outlets wrote “Post Malone’s jet,” while ITV said he had hired it for the trip to Reading and Leeds. Only the charter version fits the register.

We could not establish who operated the flight or what the charter cost. No record we opened names either, and a registration does not say who sold the seats, so we are leaving both out rather than guessing.

Post Malone’s Most Famous Private Jet Moments

“I’m Shook”: The Call From the Ground

He was on the phone to TMZ soon after landing at Stewart. “Oh, my God, I hate flying in general. I don’t even know what to say, man. I’m shook,” he said, in comments carried by ABC7 and CBS New York.

He also credited the people up front. “There’s one hell of a team on that aircraft,” he said. On social media he kept it shorter: “I landed guys, thank you for your prayers.”

The Detail He Added Six Weeks Later

In his Billboard interview, reported by Complex and XXL, he said the flight had already turned back once. He said a sensor malfunction forced a return, and that the pop came on the second takeoff.

The FAA statements and reports from the day that we read do not mention an earlier return, so this stands as his recollection, not an established fact. He also described something coming in from under the table, and called the anxiety of the wait the worst part.

Three Airports in One Morning

Teterboro was the first plan, and Fox News reported that a runway there was lined with a fire truck and ambulances. Then the Port Authority said the jet was headed for Westfield-Barnes in Massachusetts instead.

That made sense on paper: the airport manager told CBS New York it had a 9,000-foot runway and a Gulfstream service center. The jet ended up at Stewart, whose nearly 12,000-foot runway is long enough for the C-5A Galaxy, with fans waiting on the far side of the fence.

What the Reports Still Disagree On

Even the tires are disputed. ABC7 and Flying wrote that the front or nose tires blew, while AIN said both left main gear tires burst. The FAA gave the departure runway as 24, and AIN gave it as 19.

The count of 16 people is also less tidy than it looks. CBS New York noted the FAA did not say whether that number included the pilot, and AIN described 16 passengers plus crew.

How Post Malone Compares With Music Stars Who Own Jets

Some of his peers have a registration tied to them, and others do what he appears to do. Travis Scott’s airliner-sized Lineage 1000 and Kenny Chesney’s Falcon 900EX are both on the current FAA register.

Digital Music News reported in November 2023 that Wallen does not own a jet and pays for rentals instead. That appears to be the same model as Post Malone’s, and it is a lot less headline-friendly than a tail number with a name on it.

For a man who says he tries to sleep through every flight, buying a jet would be an odd hobby. So the honest answer is the dull one: he has flown private, and the register shows nothing that says he owns the plane.