N2521W

LANCAIR COMPANY LC41-550FG · 2005 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 4 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: PC ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS LLC, NY (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Abilene Aero Inc. (GSTA)Operatoron 1997-08-18Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 1997-08-18 Operator named in NTSB report
Beech B24R Fatal injury Part 91Abilene Aero Inc.

Operated by ABILENE AERO (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case FTW97FA313

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, 2013-05-17.

AFFECT SYSTEMS · 2013-05-17 Unresolved
ATA 2430

Part: FAN — FAILED (ALTERNATOR) · airframe 1,248 hrs

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, HEARD A BANG AND THEN SAW A METAL OBJECT COME THROUGH HIS TOP ENGINE COWLING. LANDED AT THE NEAREST AVAILABLE AIRPORT. COOLING FAN ASSY, ALTERNATOR, THAT MOUNTS ON REAR OF ENGINE SEPARATED FROM ALTERNATOR. THE FAN PIECES BECAME PROJECTILES AFTER SHEARING FROM THE ALTERNATOR, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE MOUNT, ALTERNATOR BELT, ECS FIREWALL VALVE AND ECS CONTROL.

Source: SDR 2013FA0000328