N798L
Registered owner: LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY, TX (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY | Operator | on 2025-01-16 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY (per NTSB report)
Not yet finalized — may be revised.Operated by LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY (per NTSB report)
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, 2015-05-13 – 2017-08-08.
Part: TUBE — CRACKED (STRUCTURE) · airframe 5,074 hrs
UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND THE MOST AFT VERTICAL TUBING OF AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE SHEARED ABOVE TAIL GEAR ATTACH POINT BUT BELOW 45 ANGLE BRACE. AIRCRAFT USED DAILY FOR FLIGHT TRAINING WITH AN AVERAGE OF 100 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME EVERY 45 DAYS.
Part: DISTRIBUTOR GEAR — LOOSE (MAGNETO)
DURING FLT, ACFT HAD AN ENGINE POWER LOSS. DISCOVERED THE MAGNETO TO HAVE A LOOSE DISTRIBUTOR ARM, WHICH CAUSED THE MAGNETO TO FAIL.