N39LR
Registered owner: HORNET LLC, MS (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackstar LLC | Operator | on 2018-07-16 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
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, 2007-07-19 – 2013-10-26.
Part: BLADE — DAMAGED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 7,351 hrs
ON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, PILOT FOUND FOD DAMAGE ON TAIL ROTOR BLADE APPEARING TO BE FROM A BOLT.
Part: COMBUSTION CASE — CRACKED (ENGINE) · airframe 6,745 hrs
AFTER APPROACH TO INTRACOASTAL, WHILE IN A HOVER, BEGAN RIGHT PEDAL TURN TO TAXI TO THE PAD. LOOKED AT TORQUE GAUGE BEFORE BEGINNING RIGHT PEDAL TURN. TORQUE WAS 60 PERCENT-70 PERCENT. AS I BEGAN RIGHT PEDAL TURN, CROSS-CHECKED TORQUE GAUGE AND SAW A TORQUE SPIKE, FOLLOWED BY A BANG NOISE.
Part: SEAT BELT — FAILED · airframe 3,831 hrs
DEPARTED HELIPORT THE 0821 WITH 2 CPL PASSENGERS. ONE PASSENGER WAS IN THE LT FRONT SEAT WITH THE REMAINING PASSENGER IN THE RT REAR FORWARD FACING SEAT. ARRIVED AT SWP24 AT 0821 AND THE REAR PASSENGER DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER THE PASSENGER DEPARTED THE PAD THE NEXT DESTINATION WAS SP 75. ARRIVED AT SP 75 NR 0833 WERE THE FRONT PASSENGER DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER THE PASSENGER DEPARTED THE DECK, RETURNED WITH AN ARRIVAL TIME OF 0854. DURING POST FLIGHT, NOTICED PAINT MISSING FROM AREA JUST AFT OF RT PASSENGER DOOR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, NOTICED THE RT REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS WEDGED BETWEEN THE AFT CROSS TUBE AND FLOAT INFLATION HOSE. NO NOISE WAS NOTICED.
Part: RELAY — UNKNOWN (FUSELAGE LOWER) · airframe 3,585 hrs
RELAY INTERNAL PROBLEM.