N4KS
Registered owner: OA AIR LLC, NE (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silverhawk Aviation, Inc. (YQSA) | 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, 2022-09-16 – 2026-07-19.
Part: OIL SYSTEM — EMPTY (ENGINE) · airframe 7,562 hrs · 5,660 cycles
N4KS HAD NORMAL STARTS 1ST, 2 LEGS, NORMAL TAKEOFF PROCEDURE AND PREFLIGHT CHK, OILS CHKD & WALK AROUND DONE. TOOK OFF, CLIMBING THROUGH 12,000 WHEN OIL PSI DROPPED TO 0, BOUNCED BACK TO NORMAL RANGE OF 66-69 A FEW TIMES WITH OIL TEMP SLOWLY RISING BEFORE DROPPING TO 0 CONSTANT WITH POWER IN CLIMB. BURNING ODOR FILLED CABIN & OXYGEN MASK PUT ON BEFORE DECLARING EMERGENCY & REQUESTED DIVERSION TO DPA. LT THROTTLE PULLED BACK TO IDLE IMMEDIATELY & DESCENT REQUESTED. TO ELIMINATE ODOR PILOT MONITORING SWITCHED PRESSURE SOURCE TO RT & PUT COCKPIT RECIRC TO LOW. AFTER DESCENDING THROUGH 6000, ENG OIL PSI & OIL TEMP LEVELED AT 52 & STAYED CONSTANT THROUGH LANDING. AFTER SHUTDOWN & EGRESS, LT ENG EMITTING WHITE SMOKE OUT OF FRONT & HAD AN ODOR FOR 5-10 MINS AFTER SHUTDOWN. POST FLIGHT OIL CHECK SHOWED NO OIL LEFT IN ENG ON THE OIL GAUGE.
Part: NONE — BINDING (ZONE 300) · airframe 5,865 hrs · 4,416 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF OUT OF KBNA AND ON CLIMBOUT THE CREW NOTED THE ELEVATOR TRIM WAS STUCK AND COULDN'T BE OPERATED NOSE UP OR NOSE DOWN BY HAND OR BY USING ELECTRIC TRIM. CREW LANDED BACK AT KBNA AND FOUND ELEVATOR TRIM STILL INOPERABLE AFTER ENGINES WERE SHUT DOWN.