Sky Quest, LLC.

Part 135 operator · designator YQKA

Data confidence: All records on this page are linked by a shared certificate number or aircraft registration (N-number).

Also recorded as: SKY QUEST LLC, Sky Quest, LLC.

Accident & enforcement record

Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.

NTSB accidents & incidents

No NTSB accidents or incidents linked to this operator.

FAA enforcement actions

No FAA enforcement actions linked to this operator.

Maintenance disclosure history

Service Difficulty Reports are self-reported maintenance findings. The NUMBER of reports is not a measure of reliability — diligent operators file more, not fewer. These are shown for transparency, not as a negative signal. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

Reports span 2017–2025. Most-reported systems: Air conditioning & press. (21) — 4; Electrical power (24) — 1; Fuel (28) — 1; Hydraulic power (29) — 1; Landing gear (32) — 1 (top 5 of 8 systems, covering 8 of 11 coded reports). Most-common natures of condition, as filed: OTHER — 3; WARNING INDICATION — 3; FLT CONT AFFECTED; AFFECT SYSTEMS; OTHER — 1; FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION — 1; INADEQUATE Q C — 1 (top 5 of 7 conditions, covering 9 of 11 coded reports).

11 reports on file.

OTHER · 2025-05-07 Matched by certificate designator
N799WW · ATA 5610

Part: WINDSHIELD — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 8,338 hrs · 6,789 cycles

ON THE AFTERNOON OF APRIL 30TH 2025 AT 1500 EST, AIRCRAFT N799WW DEPARTED KHXD HEADED TO KCLE. AT APPROXIMATELY 19,000 FEET THE CREW HEARD A LOUD BAND AND SAW THAT THE LH WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED. THERE WERE NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS OR PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CREW IMMEDIATELY DESCENDED TO 10,000 FEET AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THEY THEN PROCEEDED TO THE PLANNED DEPARTURE ALTERNATE KSAV. AIRCRAFT N740KD WAS REPOSITIONED TO RECOVER THE FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE CALLED AN AOG COMPANY TO EVALUATE THE WINDSHIELD. THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER. THEY REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LH WINDSHIELD WITH A NEW WINDSHIELD PER THE AMM. SEE ATTACHED LBE FOR WORK PERFORMED. THE AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO RETURN TO KCLE 5/5/2025 AT 1000 EST. WINDSHIELD IN SERVICE SINCE 2016.

Source: SDR 2025F00118
WARNING INDICATION · 2024-11-20 Matched by certificate designator
N740KD · ATA 2150

Part: MUFFLER — BLEW OUT (ECS) · airframe 6,423 hrs · 4,954 cycles

DURING FLIGHT FROM BCT TO CLE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED UNEXPECTED LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO KSAV FOR EVALUATION. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND A FERRY FLIGHT TO CLE WAS COMPLETED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ECS MUFFLER HAD CRACKED ALONG A BEND LINE OPENING UP AND ALLOWING CONDITIONED AIR TO BE UNRESTRICTED. MUFFLER WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR YQKA2024112000856
OTHER · 2023-08-25 Matched by certificate designator
N24SM · ATA 7120

Part: MOUNT — CRACKED (ENGINE) · airframe 6,708 hrs · 5,492 cycles

THE LOWER ENGINE MOUNT WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED DURING MAJOR ENGINE INSPECTION NDT TASK 530017.

Source: SDR 2023FA0000468
INADEQUATE Q C · 2023-08-10 Matched by certificate designator
N917E · ATA 2435

Part: STARTER GEN — MISOVERHAULED (ZONE 400) · airframe 8,373 hrs · 6,254 cycles

STARTER/GENERATOR ORDERED AND RECEIVED. UPON INSPECTION OF STARTER/ GENERATOR IT WAS FOUND THAT ONE OF THE FOUR BRUSH TERMINALS WAS LOOSE AND NOT MAKING PROPER CONTACT. FURTHER TROUBLE SHOOTING NOTED THAT THE MOUNTING SCREW WAS TIGHT BUT THE BRUSH HOLDER ATTACH LUG WAS LOOSE.

Source: SDR YQKA202308090001
OTHER · 2023-01-25 Matched by certificate designator
N286MH · ATA 3400

Part: ISIS — FAILED · airframe 1,920 hrs · 1,365 cycles

THE INTEGRATES STANDBY INSTRUMENT ISI FAILED AND WAS REPLACED WITH AN INSPECTED PART. THE INSPECTED ISI FAILED DURING NEXT FLIGHT. UPON INQUIRING ABOUT THE INSPECTED ISI WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY REMOVED FOR THE SAME FAILURE AND WAS NOT DUPLICATED DURING A BENCH TEST SO IT WAS RELEASED AS INSPECTED. WE REMOVED THE INSPECTED ISI WITH A NEW ISI. ORIGINAL DISCREPANCY HAS BEEN CORRECTED.

Source: SDR 2023FA0000046
WARNING INDICATION · 2022-11-29 Matched by certificate designator
N707JQ · ATA 2160

Part: SEAL — DAMAGED (CONTROL VALVE) · airframe 4,763 hrs · 3,244 cycles

REAR BAY OVERHEAT ILLUMINATED DURING DEPARTURE CLIMB TO CRUISE ALTITUDE.

Source: SDR YQKA202211290001
FLT CONT AFFECTED; AFFECT SYSTEMS; OTHER · 2022-03-02 Matched by certificate designator
N799WW · ATA 2120

Part: MUFFLER — BLEW OUT (ZONE 100) · airframe 6,720 hrs · 5,574 cycles

LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION

Source: SDR YQKA202203150001
FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2021-04-05 Matched by certificate designator
N133VS · ATA 2930

Part: PRESSURE SENSOR — LEAKING (ZONE 100) · airframe 3,118 hrs · 2,368 cycles

LOSS OF MAIN HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT.

Source: SDR YQKA20210416001
PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS; WARNING INDICATION; FLUID LOSS · 2019-02-26 Matched by certificate designator
N24SM · ATA 2822

Part: PUMP — FAILED (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 5,136 hrs · 4,309 cycles

REASON FOR FAILURE: PULLED DC MOTOR FROM PUMP ASSEMBLY AND FOUND 1 OF 4 BRUSHES TO BE STUCK IN HOUSING WHICH MADE CONTACT WITH ARMATURE NOT POSSIBLE. THEREFORE WITHOUT PROPER POWER BEING APPLIED TO THE ARMATURE IT EITHER DID NOT SPIN AT ALL OR AT A VERY REDUCED SPEED CAUSING LOW FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP.

Source: SDR YQKA20190228001
NO WARNING INDICATION · 2017-06-08 Matched by certificate designator
N917EA · ATA 3260

Part: INDICATOR — NO INDICATION (RT MLG) · airframe 5,719 hrs · 4,268 cycles

ONLY TWO GREEN LIGHTS AFTER SELECTING GEAR DOWN. RIGHT MAIN GEAR NO INDICATION.

Source: SDR YQKA201706140001
WARNING INDICATION · 2017-05-03 Matched by certificate designator
N488KL · ATA 2130

Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 9,229 hrs · 7,776 cycles

CABIN PRESSURE LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

Source: SDR YQKA2017061400002

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Aircraft with earlier records under this certificate

Maintenance and accident records on this page also cover aircraft that are not in this operator's current FAA fleet list. Charter and management fleets change — owners switch management companies, sell, or export aircraft. Where the registry shows what became of a tail, it is noted below.

1 aircraft filed records under this certificate within the last two years but are not in the fleet list we hold — fleet lists can lag actual operations.

  • N917E — records 2023 · no longer on the FAA registry