BAKER AVIATION LLC
Also recorded as: BAKER AVIATION, BAKER AVIATION LLC
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
11 records, spanning 1976–1998.
Operated by BAKER AVIATION INC. (per NTSB report)
The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors in the accident were low ceilings, whiteout conditions, and snow covered terrain.
Operated by BAKER AVIATION — On-demand air taxi (135) Operator Does Business As: (per NTSB report)
THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS BY LANDING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. FACTORS WERE: INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL AND THE SNOW COVERED RUNWAY.
Operated by BAKER AVIATION INC. (per NTSB report)
THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S ATTEMPT TO FLY VFR INTO IMC CONDITIONS. FACTORS WERE SNOW, WHITEOUT CONDITIONS, AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
Operated by BAKER AVIATION (per NTSB report)
PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT OF THE VEHICLE DRIVER, FROM CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE VEHICLE AND DARK NIGHT WERE CONSIDERED TO BE RELATED FACTORS.
Operated by BAKER AVIATION — Commuter air carrier (135), On-demand air taxi (135) Operator Does Business As: (per NTSB report)
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 2011–2023. Most-reported systems: Servicing (12) — 1; ATA 14 — 1; Structures — general (51) — 1; Wings (57) — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: OTHER — 3; FLUID LOSS — 1.
4 reports on file.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN
ENROUTE FROM RDU TO EGE, DIVERTED TO DEN DUE TO FLAPS FAILURE ANNUNCIATION WHEN FLAPS SELECTED TO 5 '. SLATS EXTENDED, BUT FLAPS DID NOT FULLY EXTEND TO 5 '. RAN ABNORMAL CHECKLIST, FLAPS FAILED TO RESET. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED IN ROUTE TO DEN AND AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY IN DEN. AIRCRAFT WAS AOG IN DENVER . FLAPS WERE INSPECTED AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS COMPLETED NUMEROUS TIMES IAW CESSNA MODEL 750 AMM 27-50-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 8,604 hrs · 5,435 cycles
A RECENT SDR REPORT FOR A BROKEN BRACKET AND SUBSEQUENT LEAK IN A HYDRAULIC LINE ON AIRCRAFT N733FL (12508 HRS), S/N 750-0027 RESULTING IN AN EMERGENCY LANDING PROMPTED A BAKER AVIATION FLEET-WIDE INSPECTION OF THE BROKEN BRACKET. WHEN N750VP (8603 HRS) ARRIVED FOR INSPECTION, WE FOUND A STANDOFF BRACKET FOR A CLAMP IN THE LEFT-WING ROOT THAT HOLDS A CLUSTER OF HYD LINES FATIGUED AND BROKE. THIS WAS THE SAME BRACKET THAT FAILED ON N733FL CAUSING AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO HYDRAULIC FLUID LOSS. THIS BROKEN BRACKET MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR THE PRESS A HYD LINES TO FLEX OVER AND RUB AGAINST A FLIGHT CONTROL CABLE AND CHAFFING COULD OCCUR IN THE PRESSURE LINE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO ANY HYDRAULIC LINES OR THE FLIGHT CONTROL CABLE DURING THIS INSPECTION OF N750VP. A NEW BRACKET P/N 6727004-3 WAS INSTALLED DURING THIS MAINTENANCE VISIT. NOTE: THIS BRACKET HAS BEEN INSPECTED ON AIRCRAFT S/N'S 750-0091 (19117 HRS), 750-0140 (6029 HRS), 750-0266 (5667HRS) WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND.
Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — FRAYED (ZONE 100) · airframe 12,509 hrs · 7,557 cycles
N733FL INFLIGHT: PILOT MESSAGE: WE HAD AN AMBER CAS MESSAGE OF HYDRAULIC A LOW VOLUME. WE PULLED UP THE EICAS PAGE FOR HYDRAULICS AND CONFIRMED THE DROPPING QUANTITY OF A-SIDE FLUID AND RAN THE ASSOCIATED CHECKLIST, WHICH CALLED TO UNLOAD THE A SYSTEM PUMP AND PULLING THE HYDRAULIC PTU CB. BY THE TIME WE COMPLETED THAT CHECKLIST, WE NOTED THE REMAINING QUANTITY WAS AT 10%. WE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND NOTIFIED ATC OF THE REQUIRED DIVERSION TO RSW AND SET UP FOR THE APPROACH/LANDING. WE HAD NOTED THE A FLUID QUANTITY WAS REPORTING 25% WHILE UNLOADED. I DECIDED TO FIRST ATTEMPT A CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR EXTENSION WITH THE REMAINING HYDRAULIC FLUID BEFORE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION USING THE NITROGEN BLOW DOWN BOTTLE. WE RELOADED THE A SYSTEM AND SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED A CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, UNLOADING THE A SYSTEM AGAIN AFTERWARD. WE MADE AN APPROACH AND SUCCESSFUL LANDING, USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO FULLY STOP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. MX FINDINGS: DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, MAINTENANCE FOUND A STANDOFF BRACKET FOR A CLAMP IN THE LEFT-WING ROOT THAT HOLDS A CLUSTER OF HYD LINES FATIGUED AND BROKE. THIS ALLOWED THE PRESS A HYD LINES TO FLEX OVER AND RUB AGAINST A FLIGHT CONTROL CABLE THAT CHAFFED A SMALL HOLE IN THE PRESSURE LINE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE FLIGHT CONTROL CABLE. BAKER AVIAITON MX CREATED A QUALITY NOTIFICATION AND MX ACTION PLAN. THE PLAN INCLUDED A ONE PAGE NOTIFIACTION, MEETING WITH ALL TECHS, SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM ACTION PLAN. SHORT TERM ACTION: BAKER MX IS INSPECTING ALL CITATION X'S IN OUR FLEET TO ENSURE THIS ISSUE DOESN'T EXIST UNDETECTED ON ANY OTHER ACFT.
Part: FAIRING — DELAMINATED (TE FLAP) · airframe 60,418 hrs · 8,651 cycles
LEFT I/B MAIN FLAP O/B LEADING EDGE FAIRING DELAMINATED. HOT BOND REPAIRED PER SRM 57-53-01 REPAIR 1 AND SRM 51-70-10 FIG 5.
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1041V | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N151DR | — | — | Matched by certificate designator | |
| N192AV | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N35593 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N476LA | LEARJET INC 45 | 2000 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N48KH | CESSNA 550 | 1981 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N5331X | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N560JJ | CESSNA 560 | 1997 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N597NG | — | — | Matched by certificate designator | |
| N601DL | XAG P150 | — | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N621GZ | RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY B300 | 1998 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N67941 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N681RC | CESSNA 402C | — | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N733FL | CESSNA 750 | 1997 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N735QP | CESSNA U206G | 1979 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N750VP | CESSNA 750 | 1997 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N7650G | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N935BA | — | — | Matched by certificate designator | |
| N9651M | CESSNA 207A | 1981 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N984SB | CESSNA 510 | 2010 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N9948M | CESSNA 207A | 1982 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
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.
- N192AV — records 1998 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N681RC (CESSNA 402C) — records 1994 · now operated by Redding Aero Enterprises, Inc.
- N67941 — records 1989–1992 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N9651M (CESSNA 207A) — records 1988 · now operated by GRANT AVIATION INC
- N9948M (CESSNA 207A) — records 1988 · registered to GRANT AVIATION INC (owner ≠ operator)
- N735QP (CESSNA U206G) — records 1984 · registered to CULVER MARC D (owner ≠ operator)
- N7650G — records 1982 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N5331X — records 1982 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N1041V — records 1978 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N35593 — records 1976 · no longer on the FAA registry