N205BD
Registered owner: VENTUS FF LLC, ID (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Helicopters, Inc. (GAKA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
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.
2 reports on file, 2002-06-07.
Part: WIRE HARNESS — BURNED (STARTER GEN)
SERVICE ABOUT 1415 HOURS. AFTER A NORMAL START PROCEDURE AND RUN-UP A DEPARTURE WAS MADE. ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, ACID SMELL WAS NOTICED. SCANNED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ALL INSTRUMENTS WERE IN THE GREEN THERE WERE NO CAUTION LIGHTS. MASTER CAUTION LIGHT FLASHED, TURNED OFF THE MAIN GENERATOR. PLACED THE BUS SWITCH FROM NORMAL TO MANUAL AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE AIRPORT. AFTER THE TURN TO THE AIRPORT, THE FIRE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. AFTER LANDING FOUND THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS FROM THE GENERATOR THROUGH THE ENGINE DECK TO BE MELTED AND SMOLDERING.
Part: WIRE HARNESS — MELTED (STARTER GEN)
DEPARTED AIRPORT ABOUT 1415 HOURS. AFTER A NORMAL START PROCEDURE AND RUN-UP A DEPARTURE WAS MADE TO AIRPORT. ABOUT 10 MINUTE INTO THE FLIGHT, ACRID SMELL WAS NOTICED. SCANNED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ALL INSTRUMENTS WERE IN THE GREEN. THERE WERE NO CAUTION LIGHTS. ABOUT THE TIME I FINISHED MY SCAN THE MASTER CAUTION LIGHT FLASHED, TURNED OFF THE MAIN GENERATOR. PLACED THE BUS SWITCH FROM NORMAL TO MANUAL AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE AIRPORT. AFTER THE TURN TO THE AIRPORT, THE FIRE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. AFTER LANDING, FOUND THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS FROM THE GENERATOR THROUGH THE ENGINE DECK TO BE MELTED AND SMOLDERING.