N963SA
Registered owner: SAF LTD, HI (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safari Aviation, Inc. (XSFA) | 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.
3 reports on file, 2000-03-28 – 2021-10-16.
Part: SPRING — MISINSTALLED (COLLECTIVE BOX) · airframe 19,200 hrs · 26,582 cycles
WHILE CONVERTING AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION FROM SINGLE PILOT CONTROLS TO DUAL PILOT CONTROLS FOR PILOT TRAINING, MECHANIC FOUND COLLECTIVE CONTROL SPRING, SPRING WASHER, AND COVER LEFT IN COLLECTIVE CONTROL BOX. PREVIOUS MECHANIC HAD CONVERTED AIRCRAFT FROM DUAL PILOT CONTROLS TO SINGLE CONTROLS ON 10/10/21 BY PULLING THE PIT PIN AND FAILED TO RETRIEVE THE SPRING, SPRING WASHER, PLATE. AN OCF WAS PERFORMED BEFORE FLIGHTS ON 10/11/21 WITH NO ISSUES NOTED.
Part: CONTROL CABLE — ROUGH (FUEL CONTROL)
FUEL CONTROL CABLE ROUGH AND DIFFICULT TO MOVE. (X)
Part: ROD END — WORN (MAIN ROTOR)
FORE AND AFT SERVO TOP ROD ENDS AND RIGHT LATERAL SERVO LOWER ROD END HAD WORN BEARINGS. (X)