N5DM
Registered owner: GUARDIAN FLIGHT LLC, TX (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guardian Flight, LLC. (G1IA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| DONALD L. MCCOY | Operator | on 1982-06-11 | 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.
3 reports on file, 2013-03-14 – 2026-03-30.
Part: ALTIMETER — FAILED (ZONE 200) · airframe 8,032 hrs · 10,817 cycles
CLIMBING THROUGH 190 THE PILOT SIDE ALTIMETER FAILED, ON DECENT IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN UPON REACHING 17,000. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO ATC.
Part: ALTIMETER — INOPERATIVE (ZONE 200) · airframe 7,909 hrs · 10,746 cycles
NR 1 ALTIMETER FAILED DURING DESCENT INTO GUP FROM FL230.
Part: DISPLAY — FAILED (ZONE 200) · airframe 2,427 hrs · 3,482 cycles
PILOT REPORTED: SIX MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE, CAWS PANEL FAILED, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE EMANATING FROM THE CAWS PANEL. ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED SAFELY. CAWS DISPLAY PANEL WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY, IT WAS CONFIRMED BY A ELECTRICAL AND SMOKE ODOR FROM THE UNIT. CAWS PANEL AND CONTROL UNIT WERE REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNITS IAW AMM 12-A-31-50-02-00A-920A-A, 12-A-31-50-01-00A-920A-A. THE CENTRAL ADVISORY SYS TESTED GOOD WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND IAW AMM 12-A-31-50-00-00A-903A-A.