N12155

CESSNA 208B · 1996 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 12 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: MARTINAIRE AVIATION LLC, TX (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Martinaire Aviation L.L.C. (MT9A)Certificate holderMatched by certificate designator
Martinaire Aviation L.L.C. (MT9A)Operatoron 2015-03-10Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 2015-03-10 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 208B No injuries Part 135Martinaire Aviation L.L.C.

Operated by Martinaire Aviation, L.L.C. (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case GAA15CA005

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, 2026-08-13.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2026-08-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3424

Part: INDICATOR — OVERHEATED (ZONE 200) · airframe 15,735 hrs · 20,238 cycles

AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING A PART 135 FLIGHT FROM KABI TO KDFW. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT APPROX 7,000 FT MSL NEAR THE BOOVE WAYPOINT, THE PILOT DETECTED AN ODOR CONSISTENT WITH SOMETHING BURNING. PILOT CLOSED CABIN VENTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE ODOR ORIGINATED WITHIN THE ACFT. APPROX 1 TO TWO MINUTES LATER, THE ODOR BECAME STRONGER, & PILOT OBSERVED A SMALL PUFF OF SMOKE COMING FROM BENEATH INSTRUMENT PANEL & DISCOLORATION IN AREA OF TURN-AND-BANK INDICATORS. PILOT NOTIFIED ATC, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, INITIATED AN IMMEDIATE DESCENT, & DIVERTED TO KSEP. ACFT LANDED SAFELY. MAINT INSPECTED ACFT & DETERMINED THAT COPILOT’S TURN-AND-BANK INDICATOR WAS SOURCE OF SMOKE & OVERHEATING. ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. OPEN

Source: SDR 2026F00174