N61GN
Registered owner: GUARDIAN FLIGHT LLC, TX (owner ≠ operator)
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.
3 reports on file, 2024-09-03 – 2026-06-25.
Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — FALSE INDICATION (ZONE 700) · airframe 8,380 hrs · 8,075 cycles
RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FALSE INDICATION, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY.
Part: MOTOR — SHORTED (A/C PACK) · airframe 7,345 hrs · 6,402 cycles
ON INITIAL CLIMB OUT SPARKS WERE OBSERVED ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. IT WAS NOT OBSERVED TO BE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CABIN MODE CONTROLLER WAS SELECTED TO AUTO WHEN SPARKS WERE OBSERVED. THE CABIN MODE CONTROLLER WAS SELECTED TO OFF AND NO SPARKS WERE OBSERVED. A RETURN TO HNL WAS REQUESTED AND LANDING COMPLETED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR DRIVE MOTOR SHORTED AND SPARKING. REPLACED DRIVE MOTOR WITH OVERHAULED UNIT. REPLACED DRIVE BELTS WITH NEW. FUNCTION CHECK SATISFACTORY.
Part: MOTOR — SHORTED (AIR CON SYS) · airframe 7,204 hrs · 6,166 cycles
DURING CLIMB OUT OF HILO, I NOTICED THE CABIN FELT WARMER THAN USUAL. I CONFIRMED THE ENVIRONMENTAL SWITCHES WERE IN THE APPROPRIATE POSITION, THEN CHECKED THE LOAD METERS WHICH WERE INDICATING THE A/C COMPRESSOR MOTOR WAS NOT OPERATING. I TOGGLED THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS, HOWEVER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE FAULT. AFTER CONFIRMING THE A/C WAS INOP I SWITCHED THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO THE OFF POSITION AND ONLY UTILIZED THE ENVIRONMENTAL BLOWER. REPLACED AC DRIVE MOTOR (INTERNALLY SHORTED). GROUND OPERATIONAL CHECK SATISFACTORY