IFL Group, Inc.
Also recorded as: ., IFL GROUP INC, IFL GROUP, INC., IFL Group, Inc.
Accident & enforcement record
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NTSB accidents & incidents
FAA enforcement actions
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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 1995–2025. Most-reported systems: Flight controls (27) — 7; Landing gear (32) — 7; ATA 85 — 4; Fire protection (26) — 3; Engine (72) — 3 (top 5 of 17 systems, covering 24 of 41 coded reports). Most-common natures of condition, as filed: FLT CONT AFFECTED — 7; SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS — 6; WARNING INDICATION — 6; FALSE WARNING — 5; VIBRATION/BUFFET; PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS — 3 (top 5 of 17 conditions, covering 27 of 41 coded reports).
41 reports on file.
Part: GLARE SHIELD — SMOKE (ZONE 200) · airframe 23,292 hrs · 16,066 cycles
SMOKE FROM GLARESHEILD AREA OBSERVED.
Part: SERVO CONTROL — DEFECTIVE (PITCH ACTUATOR) · airframe 26,487 hrs · 17,277 cycles
PITCH CONTROL IN FLIGHT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AFTER AUTOPILOT WAS DISENGAGED.
Part: TRIM SYSTEM — DEFECTIVE (UNKNOWN) · airframe 24,246 hrs · 17,715 cycles
DECENDING TO 14,000' RUDDER TRIM RAN FULL RIGHT. RE-TRIMMED AND FOLLOWED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST FOR RUNWAY TRIM.
Part: NONE — NONE · airframe 22,299 hrs · 16,598 cycles
PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF NO. 2 ENGINE DUE TO HIGH OIL PRESSURE, HIGH OIL TEMP INDICATION AND SMOKE IN THE CABIN. SUSPECT FAULTY CARBON SEALS IN THE NO. 2 ENGINE.
Part: WARNING MESSAGE — FALSE ACTIVATION (WW OVERHEAT) · airframe 18,894 hrs · 13,587 cycles
WHEEL WELL OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT AUDIBLE ALERT AFTER PUTTING LANDING GEAR DOWN ON FINAL. LANDED THE AIRCRAFT, ASKED TOWER IF THEY SAW SMOKE (WHICH THEY DID NOT), PULLED OFF TO THE NEAREST RAMP AND ASKED FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES. CREW EVACUATED AIRCRAFT, NO INDICATION OF AN EXTERNAL FIRE WAS NOTED.
Part: TRIM SYSTEM — OUT OF LIMITS · airframe 12,232 hrs · 11,690 cycles
DURING TAKEOFF PHASE, YOKE HIT MECHANICAL STOP BEFORE AIRPLANE PITCH DOWN OCCURRED. CREW TRIMMED TAIL PLANE ACTUATOR NOSE DOWN, WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT.
Part: FEEL UNIT — ERRATIC (PITCH CONTROL) · airframe 12,226 hrs · 11,686 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF PITCH CONTROL ARTIFICIAL FEEL BECAME ERRATIC/SLUGGISH. ABORTED FLIGHT AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT.
Part: WIRE — SHORTED (FLIGHT CONTROL) · airframe 20,460 hrs · 16,627 cycles
TRIM RUNAWAY NOSE DOWN. FOUND AND REPAIRED SHORTED WIRE ON 3A 21 TERMINAL STRIP.
Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (BRAKE SYSTEM) · airframe 20,428 hrs · 16,609 cycles
ON LANDING IN EAU RUNWAY 22 IN WET CONDITIONS WITH A CROSSWIND BLOWING FROM 140 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, PILOT REPORTED INEFFECTIVE LEFT SIDE BRAKING AND EXITED SMOOTHLY OFF THE LEFTSIDE OF THE RUNWAY, WITH NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OR AIRPORT FACILITIES. COMPANY DISPATCHED MAINTENANCE PERSONAL, WHO THROUGHLY INSPECTED AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGE AND HIDDEN DAMAGE, AIRCAFT INSTRUMENTS, BRAKING SYSTEM AND FOUND NO DEFECTS, BUT AS A PRECAUTION REPLACED THE NR 3 BRAKE THAT WAS APPROACHING WORN LIMITS AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
Part: CONTROL BOX — MALFUNCTIONED (AILERON TRIM) · airframe 19,981 hrs · 16,335 cycles
APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, COPILOT NOTICED THE AILERON TRIM RUN AWAY. HELD THE OPPOSITE TRIM DIRECTION AND NOTICED THE ROLL CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. AFTER VERIFYING ALL CHECKLISTS COMPLETED, THE CAPTAIN DIVERTED WITH A VISUAL APPROACH. MECHANIC PERFORMED TESTING AND EXAMINATION OF THE SYSTEM WIRING AND DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TRIM CONTROL BOX.
Part: TRIM SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (RUDDER) · airframe 19,980 hrs · 16,334 cycles
RUDDER TRIM RAN AWAY TO THE LT SIDE, CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED.
Part: PROBE — DEFECTIVE (APU BAY) · airframe 24,298 hrs · 20,187 cycles
APU FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED, BLEW APU FIRE BOTTLE.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (COCKPIT) · airframe 16,531 hrs · 12,168 cycles
SMOKE SEEN COMING FROM OVERHEAD PANEL. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND BROKEN WIRING FOR BACK LIGHTING RHEOSTAT.
Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — TRIPPED (TRIM) · airframe 19,252 hrs · 15,743 cycles
AILERON TRIM, FULL RT DEFLECTION, TRIPPED, TRIM ROLL, CIRCUIT BREAKER.
Part: ACTUATOR — DEFECTIVE (MLG) · airframe 19,228 hrs · 15,717 cycles
NR 1 MLG WOULD NOT INDICATE DOWN. PERFORMED EXTENTION PROCEDURE "B". STILL NO DOWNLOCK INDICATION, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 19,220 hrs · 15,712 cycles
DURING CLIMB OUT, SMELLED A SUSPICIOUS ODOR AND THERE WAS A LIGHT HAZE. PERFORMED FULL FUNCTIONAL TESTS PF AIRCRAFT'S LIGHTING SYSTEMS, AVIONICS AND INTERIOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. RAN ENGINES WHILE TESTING PRESSURIZATION, HEATING ENVIROMENTAL OPERATION. NO FOREIGN ODORS OR SMOKE VISIBLE.
Part: GARLOCK SEAL — DETERIORATED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 16,623 hrs · 14,154 cycles
LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE ON NR 1 ENGINE. PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN. GARLOC SEAL FAILURE CAUSING LOSS OF OIL QUANTITY AND LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE.
Part: O-RING — FAILED (BLEED AIR SYS) · airframe 18,715 hrs · 15,350 cycles
FIRE WARNING AUDIBLE TONE ENGAGES WITH NO ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT VERIFYING FIRE. FOUND BLEED AIR LEAK AT RT FUEL HEATER IN PYLON. RE-PACKED AFT FUEL HEATER WIGGINS FITTING.
Part: FIRE WARNING — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 18,713 hrs · 15,348 cycles
FIRE WARNING AUDIBLE TONE ENGAGES WITH NO ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT VERIFYING FIRE.
Part: A/C PACK — CONTAMINATED · airframe 14,238 hrs · 12,267 cycles
ON CLIMBOUT, THERE WAS A SMELL OF SMOKE AND THE AIR IN THE COCKPIT APPEARED HAZY. PULLED POWER BACK AND THE AIR CLEARED UP. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE FOR A NORMAL LANDING. SUSPECT OIL IN THE AIR CONDITIONING SYS.
Part: FUEL CAP — MISLOCATED (WING) · airframe 15,977 hrs · 13,413 cycles
PILOT NOTICED THAT THE LT TANK WAS VENTING FUEL DURING TAKE-OFF. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED - PRIORTY HANDLING AND RETURN REQUESTED AND ASSIGNED FOR RETURN. INSP PERFORMED ON THE GROUND W/NO DEFECTS NOTED. SWAPPED FUEL CAPS FROM LT TO RT, PERFORMED A RUN-UP, LEAK CHECK GOOD. SUSPECTED THAT THE FUEL CAPS WERE SWAPPED DURING REFUELING OPERATION.
Part: ENGINE — FAILED · airframe 12,639 hrs · 8,477 cycles
SUSPECTED - N2 TRANSDUCER SENSOR FAILURE, DIGITAL ENG CONTROL WENT TO MANUAL OPERATION. FUEL CONTROL FAILED TO LIMIT TEMP TO 941 DEGREES. ENGINE UNCOMMANDED 106.5 N1 OVERSPEED/1000 DEGREE OVERTEMP WHILE IN CRUISE AT 32,000 FT, COMPUTER LIGHT ILLUMINATED (RT ENG), BINGO LIGHT ON ITT ILLUMINATED. TRUE NATURE OF FAILURE PENDING FINDINGS FROM ENGINE TEARDOWN REPORT.
Part: FUEL CAP — UNSECURE (WING) · airframe 15,984 hrs · 13,417 cycles
ATC REPORTED THAT THE LT TANK WAS VENTING FUEL DURING TAKE-OFF. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED - PRIORTY HANDLING AND RETURN REQUESTED AND ASSIGNED FOR RETURN. INSP PERFORMED ON THE GROUND W/NO DEFECTS NOTED. SWAPPED FUEL CAPS FROM LT TO RT, PERFORMED A RUN-UP, LEAK CHECK GOOD. IN CONCLUSION, THE FUEL CAP WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED.
Part: CONTROL SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (MLG)
LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. (K)
Part: POSITION SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (MLG)
LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. (K)
Part: AIR DATA MODULE — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 8,344 hrs · 6,137 cycles
ALTIMETER SYSTEMS SHOWING MISCOMPARE (EXCEEDING 50 FT AT 5000 FT).
Part: MECHANISM — ICED (NLG DOOR) · airframe 15,493 hrs · 13,833 cycles
NOSE GEAR DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE IN FLIGHT.
Part: WINDSHIELD — CRAZED (COCKPIT)
F/O`S WINDSHIELD OUTER PANE CRAZED OBSTRUCTING F/O`S VISION. (K)
Part: PRESSURE VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (BLEED AIR SYS)
NR 1 BLEED OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED PASSING 15,000 WITH CORRESPONDING CABIN PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS.
Part: ENGINE — FAILED · airframe 10,370 hrs · 6,994 cycles
UNCONTAINED ENGINE FAILURE DURING CLIMB AT 600 FEET AGL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED, MAKING AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. ENGINE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER FOR TEARDOWN AND EVALUATION TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF FAILURE.
Part: TRANSMITTER — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2 HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 7,060 hrs · 5,275 cycles
NR 2 HYDRAULIC QUANTITY INDICATOR DROPPED TO BOTTOM OF GAUGE.
Part: INVERTER — INOPERATIVE (AC ELEC SYSTEM) · airframe 7,000 hrs · 5,237 cycles
NR 2 INVERTER FAILED IN FLIGHT.
Part: ELT — ACTIVATED (EMPENNAGE) · airframe 9,983 hrs · 6,742 cycles
ELT ACTIVATED IN FLIGHT.
Part: LEAD — SHORTED (LT ENG NR 14 CYL)
AIRCRAFT WAS EN ROUTE CLIMBING THROUGH 7,000 FEET IN VISABLE PRECIPITATION WHEN LEFT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. MX FOUND WATER HAD SHORTED OUT HIGH TENSION LEAD CAUSING MISFIRING. REPLACED LEAD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: CYLINDER — CRACKED (NR 1 ENGINE)
NR 3 CYLINDER CRACKED ON NR 1 ENGINE, CAUSE UNKNOWN, CHANGED CYLINDER. (X)
Part: CYLINDER — CRACKED (NR 2 ENGINE)
RETURNED TO 'TOL' WITH ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. FOUND NR 1 CYLINDER CRACKED ON NR 2 ENGINE. (X)
Part: CYLINDER — CRACKED (NR 11)
AIRCRAFT EN ROUTE FRM RWI TO PTK. RT ENGINE BACKFIRED AND RAN ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT HLG WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION, NR 11 CYLINDER ON NR 2 ENGINE WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. CHANGED CYLINDER. (X)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — SHORTED (DME)
DME POWER SUPPLY DIODE PN CR-127 SHORTED OUT CAUSING RESISTORS R-166 AND R-168 TO OVERHEAT RESULTING IN SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. (X)
Part: CYLINDER — FAILED (LT ENG NR 13)
NR 13 CYLINDER THERMAL SHOCKED APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES EAST OF MKE. LEFT ENGINE ROUGH AND BACKFIRING. SHUT ENGINE DOWN, RETURNED TO MKE. REPLACED NR 13 CYLINDER POWER AND LEAK CHECK SATISFCATORY. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N171FL | CONVAIR 440 | 1956 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N461FL | — | — | Matched by certificate designator | |
| N471FL | — | — | Matched by certificate designator | |
| N481FL | DASSAULT/SUD FAN JET FALCON | 1966 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N511FL | DASSAULT-BREGUET MYSTERE FALCON 20-C5 | 1967 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N521FL | DASSAULT/SUD FAN JET FALCON | 1967 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N531FL | DASSAULT-BREGUET MYSTERE FALCON 20-C5 | 1967 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N541FL | DASSAULT-BREGUET FALCON 20 | 1966 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N581FL | DASSAULT/SUD FAN JET FALCON SER F | 1981 | Valid Registration | Matched 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.
- N171FL (CONVAIR 440) — records 2012 · registered to IFL GROUP INC (owner ≠ operator)
- N683LS — records 1997 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N9382 — records 1995–1996 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N8021Z — records 1996 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N105CA (DOUGLAS DC3C-S4C4G) — records 1995 · registered to CHAMPAIGN AVIATION MUSEUM (owner ≠ operator)