N61301

CESSNA A185F · 1980 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 6 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: SOUTHERN SEAPLANE INC, LA (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
SOUTHERN SEAPLANE, INC. (SSCA)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, 1997-12-09 – 2000-11-14.

OTHER · 2000-11-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5210

Part: HANDLE — FAILED (CABIN INTERIOR)

THE HANDLE SPLINE BUSHING STRIPED CAUSING HANDLE FAILURE. (X)

Source: SDR 20001204SH019
OTHER · 1997-12-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3222

Part: CYLINDER ASSY — FAILED (NLG STRUT)

NLG STRUT ATTACH FAILED ON NOSE WHEELS. FLOATS HAVE A HISTORY OF SHIMMY PROBLEMS. THE STRUT UPPER ATTACHMENT BRACKETS MAY HAVE BEEN WEAKENED OVER TIME DUE TO THIS CONDITION. THEY MAY ALSO HAVE BEEN WEAKENED DUE TO NUMEROUS BOW-TYPE DOCKINGS. PART SHOWED NO RUST OR OTHER PROBLEMS BY VISIBLE INSPECTION.

Source: SDR 98ZZZX233