N405S

PIPER PA-28-181 · 1986 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 4 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: GRIFFING FLYING SERVICE INC, OH (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Griffing Flying Service, Inc. (DSFA)Certificate holderMatched by certificate designator
Griffing Flying Service, Inc. (DSFA)Operatoron 2014-04-21Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 2014-04-21 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA 28-181 No injuries Part 135Griffing Flying Service, Inc.

Operated by Griffing Flying Service (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case CEN14CA209

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, 2015-10-21.

PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS · 2015-10-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 8530

Part: CYLINDER HEAD — CRACKED (ENGINE) · airframe 9,333 hrs

OUR ACFT DEPARTED WITH ONLY THE PILOT ON BOARD. THE ENG LOST PARTIAL POWER SO HE RETURNED. UPON INVESTIGATION CYLINDER 2 HAD NO COMPRESSION & WAS CRACKED HALF WAY AROUND THE CYLINDER HEAD. CYLINDER 4 WAS FOUND TO HAVE SOMEWHAT NORMAL COMPRESSION BUT DID INDICATE A LEAK & SMALL CYLINDER HEAD CRACK ALSO. IAW MFG TECH SERVICES, REPLACED ALL FOUR CYLINDERS WITH NEW MFG KITS.

Source: SDR DSFA20151026001