N539AK
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.
1 report on file, 2013-07-15.
Part: WATER RUDDER — MISSING (FLOAT ASSY) · airframe 529 hrs · 845 cycles
UPON TAKEOFF FROM THE EAST RIVER , THE WINDS WERE OUT OF THE WEST RESULTING IN A RT CROSSWIND TAKEOFF. WATER RUDDERS WERE LT DOWN, IAW SOP, TILL ON STEP TO PREVENT A WEATHERCOCK TENDENCY. THE CREW HAD TROUBLE RAISING THE WATER RUDDERS BUT ON BECOMING AIRBORNE THEY RETRACTED. THE CREW DEPARTED SOUTH OUT OF THE EXCLUSION. UPON ARRIVAL, THE CREW DISCOVERED THAT OUR RT WATER RUDDER WAS MISSING. MX WAS NOTIFIED.