N248SF

TEXTRON AVIATION INC 172S · 2025 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 4 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: EL PROP PLANE I LLC, LA (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

No operator established for this aircraft.

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.

4 reports on file, 2017-05-25 – 2018-07-28.

OTHER · 2018-07-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5542

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (RUDDER) · airframe 7,416 hrs · 6,050 cycles

LOWER LEFT OF RUDDER LEADING EDGE WAS FOUND TO BE SCRATCHED. REMOVED PAINT AND FOUND A CRACK IN LEADING EDGE SKIN. CRACK WAS BEYOND LIMITS AND THE LOWER LEADING EDGE SKIN WAS REPLACED.

Source: SDR CVGA20180809001
OTHER · 2017-07-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2730

Part: TORQUE TUBE — CORRODED (LT ELEVATOR) · airframe 6,514 hrs · 5,416 cycles

FOUND LT ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TORQUE TUBE IAW AMM 27-31-01, AND SRM 55-20-01.

Source: SDR CVGA20170707001
OTHER · 2017-07-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2730

Part: TORQUE TUBE — CORRODED (RT ELEVATOR) · airframe 6,514 hrs · 5,416 cycles

FOUND THE RT ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TORQUE TUBE IAW AMM 27-31-01, AND SRM 55-20-01.

Source: SDR CVGA20170707002
OVER TEMP; WARNING INDICATION · 2017-05-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3010

Part: O-RING — DETERIORATED (ANTI ICE SYS) · airframe 6,417 hrs · 5,339 cycles

WING OVERHEAT RT ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. FOLLOWED ABNORMAL CHECKLIST WHICH INSTRUCTED TO LAND AS SOON AS PRACTICAL AND REFER TO SINGLE ENGINE APPROACH AND LANDING. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE FOUND A DETERIORATED O-RING ON THE RT LEADING EDGE ANTI-ICE PIPING TRANSFER PIPE.

Source: SDR CVGA20170530001