N158ND

PIPER PA-28-161 · 1998 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 4 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: SKYBORNE AIRLINE ACADEMY INC, FL (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
FLIGHT SAFETY INTERNATIONAL INCOperatoron 2018-03-02Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 2018-03-02 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA28 No injuries Part 91FLIGHT SAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC

Operated by FLIGHT SAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case GAA18CA204

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.

3 reports on file, 2011-03-18 – 2017-10-12.

OTHER · 2017-10-12 Unresolved
ATA 8530

Part: EXHAUST VALVE — DAMAGED (NR 1 CYLINDER) · airframe 10,908 hrs

DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, FOUND THAT THE NR 1 ENGINE CYLINDER HAD LOW COMPRESSION. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE EXHAUST VALVE FACE AND EXHAUST SEAT INTERFACE SHOWED EXCESSIVE WEAR CAUSING THE EXHAUST VALVE FACE TO CUP.

Source: SDR ECPR2017101276877
PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2016-02-28 Unresolved
ATA 7414

Part: DISTRIBUTOR GEAR — BROKEN (MAGNETO) · airframe 9,647 hrs

WHILE PERFORMING THE PRE-FLIGHT RUN UP, THE RT MAGNETO DROP OFF WAS FOUND TO BE 400 RPM AND ROUGH.

Source: SDR ECPR2016022870382
OTHER · 2011-03-18 Unresolved
ATA 3245

Part: TUBE — FLAT (MLG)

TIRE DEFLATED DURING TAXIING OPERATIONS. FOUND SMALL HOLE IN SIDE WALL OF INNER TUBE 180 DEGREE OPPOSITE VALVE STEM AND ON SIDE OF TUBE OPPOSITE OF VALVE STEM. APPEARS TO BE MFG OR PACKAGING DEFECT. (TIRE WAS REPLACED W/TUBE.) SECOND EVENT ON THIS ACFT IN 137.6 HRS. SIMILAR EVEN ON SAME TYPE ACFT.

Source: SDR 2011FA0000216