N109BC
Registered owner: BROWARD COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE, FL (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broward County Sheriff's Office (B1EA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| Broward County Sheriff's Office (B1EA) | Operator | on 2023-08-28 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by BROWARD COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE (per NTSB report)
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
1 report on file, 2023-08-28.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 5,578 hrs
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF PILOT/CREW HEARD A BANG. PILOT NOTICED #1 ENGINE TOT RISING RAPIDLY AND DETERMINED THERE WAS AN ENGINE FAILURE. PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT AROUND TO RETURN TO THE AIRFIELD. UNKNOWN TO THE PILOT, BUT CAUGHT ON VIDEO, THERE WAS AN UNCONTAINED FIRE AFT OF THE ENGINE, UNDER THE ENGINE EXHAUST. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE #1 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT CAME ON, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE ENGINE FIRE EXTINGUISHER, BUT IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS THE TAIL BOOM FOLDED TO THE LEFT SIDE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GO INTO A SPIN AND CRASH.