N809M
Registered owner: BERKSHIRE AVIATION ENTERPRISES LLC, MA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Aviation Holdings, Inc. (BPGA) | 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.
1 report on file, 2015-10-27.
Part: BEARING — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 10,537 hrs · 19,923 cycles
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT PILOT OBSERVED AN ENG CHIP LIGHT INDICATION ON THE CENTRAL WARNING PANEL & IAW FLIGHT MANUAL MANDATED PROCEDURES COMPLETED A ROUTINE LANDING AT THE FIRST SUITABLE LANDING SITE. THE HELICOPTER LANDED ON A SECONDARY DIRT ROAD. UPON EXAMINATION BY A CERTIFICATED AIRFRAME & POWER PLANT TECHNICIAN THE CHIP PLUG METAL DEBRIS WAS FOUND SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO BE OF AN UN-AIRWORTHY NATURE & THE ACFT GNDED. ENG WAS REPLACED WITH A NEWLY OVERHAULED ENG ASSEMBLY & THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. ENG SHOP WAS ABLE TO TRACE THE METAL GENERATION TO A BEARING OF THE POWER TURBINE MODULE 4 & MODULE RETURNED FOR REPAIR.