N9651M
Registered owner: GRANT AVIATION INC, AK (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRANT AVIATION INC (ENHA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| GRANT AVIATION INC (ENHA) | Operator | on 2024-06-02 | Operator named in NTSB report |
| BAKER AVIATION LLC (7BAA) | Operator | on 1988-12-28 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by GRANT AVIATION INC (per NTSB report)
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.
6 reports on file, 2004-09-10 – 2022-08-23.
Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — TRIPPED (AUDIO PANEL)
PILOT REPORTS AUDIO CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED, SMOKE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AUDIO PANEL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. NO DEFECTS NOTED, REPLACED AUDIO PANEL, OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: REGULATOR — ABNORMAL (VOLTAGE)
DURING FLIGHT RADIO AND ADSB STOPPED WORKING WHILE IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND REPLACED VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND MAIN BATTERY.
Part: ALTERNATOR — BURNED (ZONE 400) · airframe 23,879 hrs
LOW VOLTAGE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. 30 SECONDS LATER A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL CAME FROM BEHIND THE PANEL FOLLOWED BY A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE. RAN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN FLIGHT CHECKLIST AND LANDED 10 MINUTES LATER IN CHEFORNAK AND CALLED MX CONTROL TO REPORT ISSUE
Part: ENGINE — SEIZED
AFTER MAKING A NORMAL TAKEOFF FROM THE AIRPORT AND CLIMBING TO 2000 FT, APPROX 5 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTED AN ENGINE SURGE AFTER WHICH THE RPM DROPPED SLIGHTLY. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY ENGINE ROUGHNESS. A CHECK OF THE ENGINE INSTRUMENTS CONFIRMED ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE WITHIN THE NORMAL OPERATING PARAMATERS. THE PILOT SIMULTANEOUSLY EXECUTED A 180 DEGREE TURN TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. APROX 30 SECONDS LATER THERE WAS A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN STOPAGE OF THE PROP. THE PILOT SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTED A POWER OFF LANDING ON A REMOTE BEACH THAT RESULTED IN NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. UPON EXAMINATION BY MX, A LARGE HOLE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE UPPER LT SIDE OF THE ENGINE CASE. A CONNECTING ROD IS PROTRUDING FROM THE CASE AND CRANKSHAFT COUNTERWEIGHT APPEARS TO BE DETACHED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE CATESTROPHIC INTERN ENGINE FAILURE IS AT THIS TIME, BEYOND THE SCOPE OF OUR ABILITIES TO DETERMINE.
Part: ALTERNATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE)
ALTERNATOR LOW VOLTAGE.
Part: ALTERNATOR — FAILED (ENGINE)
FIELD OPEN. UNIT FAILED.