N898BR
Registered owner: ELITE MEDICAL AIR TRANSPORT LLC DBA, TX (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELITE MEDICAL AIR TRANSPORT, LLC (1EMA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| Panavia Air Taxi, LLC (VYXA) | 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, 2023-09-12 – 2025-04-08.
Part: AUTOPILOT SYS — FAULTED · airframe 13,641 hrs · 10,444 cycles
ONCE AT CRUISE PILOT TRIED TO ACTIVATE YAW DAMPER AND AUTO PILOT BUT IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. AFTER SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO BASE.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 12,461 hrs · 9,190 cycles
ON DEPARTURE IN CLIMB MASTER WARNING (ILLUMINATED) AND A/P DISENGAGED. RESET ELEVATOR TRIM AND WHEN ENGAGED YAW (DAMPENER) THE PLANE WENT INTO A DIVE TO THE LEFT. DISENGAGED AND CHANGED (AC) INVERTER, HIT YAW DAMPENER AND AGAIN DIVE TO THE LEFT. AIRCRAFT WAS HAND FLOWN FOR THE REST OF THE LEG.