MIDWEST AERO CLUB LLC.
Also recorded as: BEST JETS INTERNATIONAL, MIDWEST AERO CLUB 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 2011–2026. Most-reported systems: Flight controls (27) — 3; Electrical power (24) — 2; Landing gear (32) — 2. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: WARNING INDICATION — 2; ELECT. POWER LOSS-50 PC; WARNING INDICATION — 1; FALSE WARNING — 1; FLT CONT AFFECTED — 1; INADEQUATE Q C — 1 (top 5 of 6 conditions, covering 6 of 7 coded reports).
7 reports on file.
Part: SLAT SYSTEM — FAULTED · airframe 30,551 hrs · 25,602 cycles
ON APPROACH INTO KALN MRO FACILITY LOCATION, CREW REPORTED: DURING APPROACH SLAT FAIL INDICATION WITH SHAKER ANTICIPATED MESSAGE WITH ASSOCIATED MASTER CAUTION. LANDED WITH SLAT 0 FLAP 2. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Part: SLAT SYSTEM — FAILED · airframe 30,550 hrs · 25,601 cycles
CREW REPORTED SLAT FAILED (SHAKER ANTICIPATED) DURING APPROACH WHEN FLAP LEVER MOVED FROM POSITION 0.
Part: SLAT SYSTEM — FAILED · airframe 30,542 hrs · 25,597 cycles
CREW REPORTED: SLAT FAIL AT 0 ON APPROACH WHEN S/F1 SELECTED. ATTEMPTED RESET PER QRH, UNSUCCESSFUL.
Part: WHEEL — WRONG PART (ZONE 700)
UPON OVERHAUL OF A MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY P/N: 3-1609-1 S/N: 0919 AT AIRCRAFT SPECIALTIES IN OMAHA, NE ASI NOTICED THE WRONG P/N: LOCK RING FOR THE WHEEL HAVES WAS INSTALLED. IT HAD P/N: 245-633 WHEN THE CORRECT P/N: IS 245-616. THE CORRECT PART WAS ORDERED AND INSTALLED DURING OVERHAUL. THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THE AIRCRAFT FROM DELIVERY AND THE ASSEMBLY HAS ONLY BEEN OVERHAULED HERE AT BJI AND ASI. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WRONG P/N IS FOR A CITATION SOVEREIGN (MODEL 680) MAIN WHEEL AND BELIEVED TO BEEN INSTALLED ON THE WHEEL FROM NEW BY BF GOODRICH. BOTH PARTS LOOK IDENTICAL (ACCEPT THE P/N) AND THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT TO INSPECT THIS RING AT ANY INSPECTION. BJI DOES NOT AND HAS NEVER OWNED A SOVEREIGN AND THE DOM ON THE ORIGINAL RING (WRONG P/N) AND WHEEL ARE WITHIN 2 MONTHS IN 2007. BJI NOTIFIED BOMBARDIER ABOUT THIS AND THEY REACHED OUT TO THE PART MANUFACTURE AND ASI TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE ISSUE THAT WAS DISCOVERED.
Part: PROXIMITY SWITCH — FAILED (MLG) · airframe 12,736 hrs · 6,538 cycles
DURING APPROACH, CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND RECEIVED BOTH MAIN DOOR RED INDICATIONS AND NO GREEN DOWN AND LOCK INDICATIONS. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND SELECTED GEAR DOWN WITH EMERGENCY HYD EXTENSION AND RECEIVED THREE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS. ACFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY, MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH MAIN GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR PROXIMITY SWITCHES ALONG WITH THE CONNECTORS AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING.
Part: CIRCUIT BOARD — FAILED
AT 13,000 FT, PILOTS REPORTED WHITE CAS MESSAGE LT AND RT GENERATORS AND LT AND RT BATTERIES OFF LINE. STARTED THE APU TO PUT THE APU GENERATOR ON LINE, APU GENERATOR INDICATOR SHOWED APU GENERATOR NOT ON LINE. DURING DESCENT BACK TO AIRPORT. THE RT MFG AND PFD WAS LOST AND AUTO-PILOT CAME OFF LINE. RESET AND THE AUTO-PILOT, MFD AND PFD RETURNED ON LINE. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL, ACFT LANDED WITH NO PROBLEMS. INSTALLED UPDATED CIRCUIT BOARDS PN 320GC02Y06, 970GC02Y06, AND 925GC02Y06 IN THE DCPC (DC POWER CENTER LT, RT AND AUXILIARY) IAW SB 100-24-15, PART A, PART C, PARA 2A, 2B, 2F, 2G MODIFICATION DC POWER CENTER SYSTEM REPLACEMENT OF CIRCUIT BOARDS. OPS AND EVALUATION CKS CONDUCTED AND RESULTS CHECKED GOOD. COMPLIED WITH ON 2/27/2011.
Part: CIRCUIT BOARD — FAILED
AT 13,000 FT, PILOTS REPORTED WHITE CAS MESSAGE LT AND RT GENERATORS AND LT AND RT BATTERIES OFF LINE. STARTED THE APU TO PUT THE APU GENERATOR ON LINE, APU GENERATOR INDICATOR SHOWED APU GENERATOR NOT ON LINE. DURING DESCENT BACK TO AIRPORT. THE RT MFG AND PFD WAS LOST AND AUTO-PILOT CAME OFF LINE. RESET AND THE AUTO-PILOT, MFD AND PFD RETURNED ON LINE. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL, ACFT LANDED WITH NO PROBLEMS. INSTALLED UPDATED CIRCUIT BOARDS PN 320GC02Y06, 970GC02Y06, AND 925GC02Y06 IN THE DCPC (DC POWER CENTER LT, RT AND AUXILIARY) IAW SB 100-24-15, PART A, PART C, PARA 2A, 2B, 2F, 2G MODIFICATION DC POWER CENTER SYSTEM REPLACEMENT OF CIRCUIT BOARDS. OPS AND EVALUATION CKS CONDUCTED AND RESULTS CHECKED GOOD. COMPLIED WITH ON 2/27/2011.
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N175RS | EMBRAER ERJ 170-100 LR | 2006 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N19H | — | — | Matched by certificate designator | |
| N828JF | DASSAULT-BREGUET FALCON 50 | 1980 | Registration pending | Matched by certificate designator |
| N866BB | GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE GV-SP (G550) | 2014 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N884BB | DASSAULT-BREGUET MYSTERE FALCON 900 | 1987 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N885BB | — | — | Matched by certificate designator | |
| N890BB | DASSAULT FALCON 900 EX | 2007 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N895BB | BOMBARDIER INC BD-100-1A10 | 2007 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N896BB | BOMBARDIER INC BD-100-1A10 | 2007 | 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.
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.