ELKHORN AVIATION INC
Also recorded as: BAKER AIRCRAFT, ELKHORN AVIATION INC
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
Operated by ELKHORN AVIATION INC (per NTSB report)
Operated by ELKHORN AVIATION INC (per NTSB report)
FAA enforcement actions
FAA enforcement records haven't been loaded into GroundCheck yet, so none can be shown — a gap in our data, not evidence of a clean enforcement history.
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.
5 reports on file.
DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, FOUND CRACKED 0712616-1 BULKHEAD FROM LH UPPER RADIUS. INSTALLED SK210-161A1 PER SEB99-12 REV 2.
AFTER LANDING, DURING FLAP RETRACTION, A LOUD POP WAS HEARD BY BOTH PEOPLE ABOARD. DURING POST FLIGHT IT WAS FOUND RT FLAP HAD BOUND ON BRACKET PN 0523231-5 DURING RETRACTION CAUSING DAMAGE TO FLAP, BRACKET, AND FLAP TRACK BRACKET. CRACKS FOUND IN THE LOWER ELBOW OF FLAP TRACK BRACKET PN 0523231-8 AND 0523231-7 APPEAR TO BE CAUSED BY THE FLAP BINDING. INSPECTION OF LEFT WING FLAP SYSTEM FOUND NO DEFECTS. NO RECORD OF BRACKET 0523231-5 BEING CHANGED WAS FOUND IN LOG BOOKS, IT IS ESTIMATED THIS IS ORIGINAL.
PROPELLER GOVERNOR HIGH RPM LIMIT FAILED CAUSING ENGINE OVERSPEED SYSTEM TO RETARD THE ENGINE POWER. PILOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE AS A PRECAUTION AND PERFORMED A NORMAL LANDING AT THE INTENDED DESTINATION.
PILOT NOTED DROP IN ENGINE OIL PRESSURE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED SILICON GASKET (SUCKED) INTO THE ROCKER BOX ALLOWING SUBSTANTIAL OIL LOSS. ENGINE SHUTDOWN, PROP FEATHERED, PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT. (K)
CRACKS FOUND IN BOTH SIDES, UPPER CORNER OF RUDDER CABLE CUTOUT BETWEEN COUTOUT AND FLANGE. DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION OF FRONT FLANGE REVEALED NO DEFECTS. INSPECTION OF THIS BULKHEAD PREVIOUSLY ACCOMPLISHED AT 3607. NOT REQUIRED FOR INSPECTION IAW AD. RECOMMEND SHORTEN INSPECTION INTREVALS. BULKHEAD REPLACED. (K)
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N2708Q | CESSNA 182K | 1967 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N3869F | ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 690A | 1973 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N412KK | BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1 | — | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N4361R | ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II | 2009 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N4361R | ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II | 2009 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N462BA | ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II | 2008 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N462BA | ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II | 2008 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N65N | CESSNA TU206F | 1971 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N7577G | CESSNA 172L | 1970 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N8PQ | AERO COMMANDER 690A | 1975 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |