N956FE

CESSNA 208B · 1987 · Valid Registration

Registered owner: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION, TN (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
EMPIRE AIRLINES, INC. (COEA)Certificate holderMatched by certificate designator

Accident & incident history

No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.

Maintenance disclosures

F · 2026-01-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2721

REPOSITION FLIGHT 201, PHX-SMF: AIR TURNBACK FULL RIGHT RUDDER TRIM AND ADDITIONAL RIGHT RUDDER REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN STRAIGHT FLIGHT. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO PHX. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE INSPECTED RUDDER TRIM RIGGING. FOUND TRIM POINTER OUT OF TRACK. CORRECTED INDICATOR. RUDDER TRIM JACKSCREW DID NOT HAVE EQUAL THROW. CORRECTED JACKSCREW. GROUND TAXI GOOD.

Source: SDR COEA2026011501956 · FAA SDRS
A · 2023-07-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7100

FLIGHT 7677/ DISCREPANCY: AFTER LANDING IN MFR AND DURING SHUTDOWN, THE PILOT NOTICED FLAMES COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE R/H SIDE OF THE COWLING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. AFTER EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING, MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE REQUIRES A LIGHT OVERHAUL AND HOT SECTION INSPECTION.

Source: SDR COEA2023070504956 · FAA SDRS
O · 2020-02-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3110

FLIGHT 8678 ENROUTE PDX-MFR AIR TURNBACK/DISCREPANCY: GDU 620 FAILED IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO PDX. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE GDU 620 DISPLAY AND CONFIGURED. GROUND OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR COEA2020022802956 · FAA SDRS