BACKCOUNTRY AVIATION INC

Part 135 operator · designator 3BCA

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

Also recorded as: BACKCOUNTRY AVIATION INC

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 2025–2025. Most-reported systems: Hydraulic power (29) — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: FLUID LOSS; SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS — 1.

1 report on file.

FLUID LOSS; SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2025-01-09 Matched by certificate designator
N818AN · ATA 2910

Part: SIGHT TUBE — LEAKING (ZONE 200) · airframe 38,738 hrs · 39,045 cycles

PILOT WRITE-UP REF: LP 10164, "LANDING GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT (RED) AND HYD PRESS LIGHT ON. THICK SMOKE IN CABIN SMELLED LIKE HYD FLUID." PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURN TO BFI SAFELY. UPON EXAMINATION FOUND PN: 5117007-12 (TUBE-SIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM) SURFACE CONTACTING HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR DETERIORATED AND LEAKING. CONCLUSION IS THAT DUE TO TUBE FAILURE ALL CONTENTS OF HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LEAKED OUT RESULTING IN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE. DUE TO SYSTEM RUNNING FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES BOTH PUMPS SHOWED SIGNS OF FAILURE AND WILL REQUIRE OVERHAUL. BOTH LH AND RH HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FILTERS WILL BE REPLACED AND COMPLETE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FLUSH WILL NEED TO BE PERFORMED.

Source: SDR 3BCA202501250023

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N303WACESSNA T3031984Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator

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.