N81481
Registered owner: BCI AVIATION 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
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, 2024-10-17.
Part: INTAKE DUCT — INCORRECT (ENGINE) · airframe 3,970 hrs
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AIRPORT AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT HAD LEVELED OUT AT CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 7,000 FEET. AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING THE GROUND ON ITS BELLY AND SLIDING SIDEWAYS INTO A UTILITY POLE SEPARATING THE EMPENNAGE AND LEFT WING FROM THE FUSELAGE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIR INLET HOSE WAS WORN AND APPEARED TO EASILY COLLAPSE DUE TO THE INTERNAL WIRE BEING LOOSE AND DETACHED FROM THE HOSE. THE COLLAPSED HOSE WOULD RESTRICT AIR INTO THE ENGINE. AS MORE POWER IS REQUESTED, MORE SUCTION WOULD BE APPLIED TO THE HOSE CAUSING THE HOSE TO COLLAPSE RESTRICTING THE AIR FLOW. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE HOSE INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT IS NOT THE CORRECT PART.