DavisAir Inc.
Also recorded as: DAVISAIR INC., DavisAir Inc.
Accident & enforcement record
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NTSB accidents & incidents
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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 2017–2026. Most-reported systems: Ice & rain protection (30) — 8; Landing gear (32) — 2. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS — 8; OTHER — 1; WARNING INDICATION — 1.
10 reports on file.
Part: DEFOG SYSTEM — SHORTED (ZONE 200) · airframe 13,701 hrs · 11,288 cycles
UPON DESCENDING OUT OF 4000FT ON AN EXTENDED DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 4, COPILOT NOTICED FAINT ODOR EMANATING FROM REAR OF CABIN, AND BELIEVED MAYBE A PASSENGER HAD LIT A CIGARETTE. AFTER TURNING BASE TO FINAL AND RECEIVING CLEARANCE FOR THE VISUAL APPROACH ON RUNWAY 4, AIRCRAFT WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE LOCALIZER AND WERE APPROXIMATELY 5-6 MILES FROM RUNWAY WHEN DENSE ELECTRICAL SMOKE BEGAN FROM UNDER THE GLARESHIELD. OXYGEN MASKS WERE IMMEDIATELY DONNED, AND ALL FANS AND AVIONICS SWITCHES WERE TURNED TO OFF POSITION AND THE MAIN BATTERY SWITCH WAS MOVED TO THE EMER POSITION. BLEED AIR SETTING WAS SELECTED TO AID IN CLEARING THE CABIN. COPILOT INFORMED TOWER OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED ON OUR BEHALF, AND WE REQUESTED THAT EMERGENCY VEHICLES TO BE DISPATCHED. THE SMOKE INTENSITY SUBSIDED UPON FAN AND POWER DEACTIVATION, AND A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 4 AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE FBO, WHERE PASSENGERS WERE IMMEDIATELY DEPLANED SAFELY. ON THE GROUND THE CABIN FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE POPPED POSITION. TECH TRAVELED TO GSP AND INVESTIGATED ISSUE AND FOUND THE DEFOG FAN MOTOR BURNED UP CAUSING BREAKER TO POP AND FILLING CABIN WITH SMOKE/SMOKE SMELL. R&R DEFOG FAN WITH SV AR P/N: 5703-4, S/N: 1650 USING THE CESSNA 550 MM 21-21-01 AS A REFERENCE. OPS CHECK GOOD THIS TIME DATE AT WHICH TIME AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND RETURNED TO LYH.
Part: DEFOG SYSTEM — SHORTED (ZONE 200) · airframe 13,701 hrs · 11,288 cycles
UPON DESCENDING OUT OF 4000FT ON AN EXTENDED DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 4, COPILOT NOTICED FAINT ODOR EMANATING FROM REAR OF CABIN, AND BELIEVED MAYBE A PASSENGER HAD LIT A CIGARETTE. AFTER TURNING BASE TO FINAL AND RECEIVING CLEARANCE FOR THE VISUAL APPROACH ON RUNWAY 4, AIRCRAFT WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE LOCALIZER AND WERE APPROXIMATELY 5-6 MILES FROM RUNWAY WHEN DENSE ELECTRICAL SMOKE BEGAN FROM UNDER THE GLARESHIELD. OXYGEN MASKS WERE IMMEDIATELY DONNED, AND ALL FANS AND AVIONICS SWITCHES WERE TURNED TO OFF POSITION AND THE MAIN BATTERY SWITCH WAS MOVED TO THE EMER POSITION. BLEED AIR SETTING WAS SELECTED TO AID IN CLEARING THE CABIN. COPILOT INFORMED TOWER OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED ON OUR BEHALF, AND WE REQUESTED THAT EMERGENCY VEHICLES TO BE DISPATCHED. THE SMOKE INTENSITY SUBSIDED UPON FAN AND POWER DEACTIVATION, AND A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 4 AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE FBO, WHERE PASSENGERS WERE IMMEDIATELY DEPLANED SAFELY. ON THE GROUND THE CABIN FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE POPPED POSITION. TECH TRAVELED TO GSP AND INVESTIGATED ISSUE AND FOUND THE DEFOG FAN MOTOR BURNED UP CAUSING BREAKER TO POP AND FILLING CABIN WITH SMOKE/SMOKE SMELL. R&R DEFOG FAN WITH SV AR P/N: 5703-4, S/N: 1650 USING THE CESSNA 550 MM 21-21-01 AS A REFERENCE. OPS CHECK GOOD THIS TIME DATE AT WHICH TIME AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND RETURNED TO LYH.
Part: DEFOG SYSTEM — SHORTED (ZONE 200) · airframe 13,701 hrs · 11,288 cycles
UPON DESCENDING OUT OF 4000FT ON AN EXTENDED DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 4, COPILOT NOTICED FAINT ODOR EMANATING FROM REAR OF CABIN, AND BELIEVED MAYBE A PASSENGER HAD LIT A CIGARETTE. AFTER TURNING BASE TO FINAL AND RECEIVING CLEARANCE FOR THE VISUAL APPROACH ON RUNWAY 4, AIRCRAFT WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE LOCALIZER AND WERE APPROXIMATELY 5-6 MILES FROM RUNWAY WHEN DENSE ELECTRICAL SMOKE BEGAN FROM UNDER THE GLARESHIELD. OXYGEN MASKS WERE IMMEDIATELY DONNED, AND ALL FANS AND AVIONICS SWITCHES WERE TURNED TO OFF POSITION AND THE MAIN BATTERY SWITCH WAS MOVED TO THE EMER POSITION. BLEED AIR SETTING WAS SELECTED TO AID IN CLEARING THE CABIN. COPILOT INFORMED TOWER OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED ON OUR BEHALF, AND WE REQUESTED THAT EMERGENCY VEHICLES TO BE DISPATCHED. THE SMOKE INTENSITY SUBSIDED UPON FAN AND POWER DEACTIVATION, AND A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 4 AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE FBO, WHERE PASSENGERS WERE IMMEDIATELY DEPLANED SAFELY. ON THE GROUND THE CABIN FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE POPPED POSITION. TECH TRAVELED TO GSP AND INVESTIGATED ISSUE AND FOUND THE DEFOG FAN MOTOR BURNED UP CAUSING BREAKER TO POP AND FILLING CABIN WITH SMOKE/SMOKE SMELL. R&R DEFOG FAN WITH SV AR P/N: 5703-4, S/N: 1650 USING THE CESSNA 550 MM 21-21-01 AS A REFERENCE. OPS CHECK GOOD THIS TIME DATE AT WHICH TIME AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND RETURNED TO LYH.
Part: DEFOG SYSTEM — SHORTED (ZONE 236) · airframe 13,701 hrs · 11,288 cycles
UPON DESCENDING OUT OF 4000FT ON AN EXTENDED DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 4, COPILOT NOTICED FAINT ODOR EMANATING FROM REAR OF CABIN, AND BELIEVED MAYBE A PASSENGER HAD LIT A CIGARETTE. AFTER TURNING BASE TO FINAL AND RECEIVING CLEARANCE FOR THE VISUAL APPROACH ON RUNWAY 4, AIRCRAFT WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE LOCALIZER AND WERE APPROXIMATELY 5-6 MILES FROM RUNWAY WHEN DENSE ELECTRICAL SMOKE BEGAN FROM UNDER THE GLARESHIELD. OXYGEN MASKS WERE IMMEDIATELY DONNED, AND ALL FANS AND AVIONICS SWITCHES WERE TURNED TO OFF POSITION AND THE MAIN BATTERY SWITCH WAS MOVED TO THE EMER POSITION. BLEED AIR SETTING WAS SELECTED TO AID IN CLEARING THE CABIN. COPILOT INFORMED TOWER OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED ON OUR BEHALF, AND WE REQUESTED THAT EMERGENCY VEHICLES TO BE DISPATCHED. THE SMOKE INTENSITY SUBSIDED UPON FAN AND POWER DEACTIVATION, AND A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 4 AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE FBO, WHERE PASSENGERS WERE IMMEDIATELY DEPLANED SAFELY. ON THE GROUND THE CABIN FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE POPPED POSITION. TECH TRAVELED TO GSP AND INVESTIGATED ISSUE AND FOUND THE DEFOG FAN MOTOR BURNED UP CAUSING BREAKER TO POP AND FILLING CABIN WITH SMOKE/SMOKE SMELL. R&R DEFOG FAN WITH SV AR P/N: 5703-4, S/N: 1650 USING THE CESSNA 550 MM 21-21-01 AS A REFERENCE. OPS CHECK GOOD THIS TIME DATE AT WHICH TIME AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND RETURNED TO LYH.
Part: DEFOG SYSTEM — SHORTED (ZONE 236) · airframe 13,701 hrs · 11,288 cycles
UPON DESCENDING OUT OF 4000FT ON AN EXTENDED DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 4, COPILOT NOTICED FAINT ODOR EMANATING FROM REAR OF CABIN, AND BELIEVED MAYBE A PASSENGER HAD LIT A CIGARETTE. AFTER TURNING BASE TO FINAL AND RECEIVING CLEARANCE FOR THE VISUAL APPROACH ON RUNWAY 4, AIRCRAFT WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE LOCALIZER AND WERE APPROXIMATELY 5-6 MILES FROM RUNWAY WHEN DENSE ELECTRICAL SMOKE BEGAN FROM UNDER THE GLARESHIELD. OXYGEN MASKS WERE IMMEDIATELY DONNED, AND ALL FANS AND AVIONICS SWITCHES WERE TURNED TO OFF POSITION AND THE MAIN BATTERY SWITCH WAS MOVED TO THE EMER POSITION. BLEED AIR SETTING WAS SELECTED TO AID IN CLEARING THE CABIN. COPILOT INFORMED TOWER OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED ON OUR BEHALF, AND WE REQUESTED THAT EMERGENCY VEHICLES TO BE DISPATCHED. THE SMOKE INTENSITY SUBSIDED UPON FAN AND POWER DEACTIVATION, AND A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 4 AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE FBO, WHERE PASSENGERS WERE IMMEDIATELY DEPLANED SAFELY. ON THE GROUND THE CABIN FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE POPPED POSITION. TECH TRAVELED TO GSP AND INVESTIGATED ISSUE AND FOUND THE DEFOG FAN MOTOR BURNED UP CAUSING BREAKER TO POP AND FILLING CABIN WITH SMOKE/SMOKE SMELL. R&R DEFOG FAN WITH SV AR P/N: 5703-4, S/N: 1650 USING THE CESSNA 550 MM 21-21-01 AS A REFERENCE. OPS CHECK GOOD THIS TIME DATE AT WHICH TIME AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND RETURNED TO LYH.
Part: DEFOG SYSTEM — SHORTED (ZONE 200) · airframe 13,701 hrs · 11,288 cycles
UPON DESCENDING OUT OF 4000FT ON AN EXTENDED DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 4, COPILOT NOTICED FAINT ODOR EMANATING FROM REAR OF CABIN, AND BELIEVED MAYBE A PASSENGER HAD LIT A CIGARETTE. AFTER TURNING BASE TO FINAL AND RECEIVING CLEARANCE FOR THE VISUAL APPROACH ON RUNWAY 4, AIRCRAFT WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE LOCALIZER AND WERE APPROXIMATELY 5-6 MILES FROM RUNWAY WHEN DENSE ELECTRICAL SMOKE BEGAN FROM UNDER THE GLARESHIELD. OXYGEN MASKS WERE IMMEDIATELY DONNED, AND ALL FANS AND AVIONICS SWITCHES WERE TURNED TO OFF POSITION AND THE MAIN BATTERY SWITCH WAS MOVED TO THE EMER POSITION. BLEED AIR SETTING WAS SELECTED TO AID IN CLEARING THE CABIN. COPILOT INFORMED TOWER OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED ON OUR BEHALF, AND WE REQUESTED THAT EMERGENCY VEHICLES TO BE DISPATCHED. THE SMOKE INTENSITY SUBSIDED UPON FAN AND POWER DEACTIVATION, AND A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 4 AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE FBO, WHERE PASSENGERS WERE IMMEDIATELY DEPLANED SAFELY. ON THE GROUND THE CABIN FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE POPPED POSITION. TECH TRAVELED TO GSP AND INVESTIGATED ISSUE AND FOUND THE DEFOG FAN MOTOR BURNED UP CAUSING BREAKER TO POP AND FILLING CABIN WITH SMOKE/SMOKE SMELL. R&R DEFOG FAN WITH SV AR P/N: 5703-4, S/N: 1650 USING THE CESSNA 550 MM 21-21-01 AS A REFERENCE. OPS CHECK GOOD THIS TIME DATE AT WHICH TIME AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND RETURNED TO LYH.
Part: DEFOG SYSTEM — SHORTED (ZONE 200) · airframe 13,701 hrs · 11,288 cycles
UPON DESCENDING OUT OF 4000FT ON AN EXTENDED DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 4, COPILOT NOTICED FAINT ODOR EMANATING FROM REAR OF CABIN, AND BELIEVED MAYBE A PASSENGER HAD LIT A CIGARETTE. AFTER TURNING BASE TO FINAL AND RECEIVING CLEARANCE FOR THE VISUAL APPROACH ON RUNWAY 4, AIRCRAFT WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE LOCALIZER AND WERE APPROXIMATELY 5-6 MILES FROM RUNWAY WHEN DENSE ELECTRICAL SMOKE BEGAN FROM UNDER THE GLARESHIELD. OXYGEN MASKS WERE IMMEDIATELY DONNED, AND ALL FANS AND AVIONICS SWITCHES WERE TURNED TO OFF POSITION AND THE MAIN BATTERY SWITCH WAS MOVED TO THE EMER POSITION. BLEED AIR SETTING WAS SELECTED TO AID IN CLEARING THE CABIN. COPILOT INFORMED TOWER OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED ON OUR BEHALF, AND WE REQUESTED THAT EMERGENCY VEHICLES TO BE DISPATCHED. THE SMOKE INTENSITY SUBSIDED UPON FAN AND POWER DEACTIVATION, AND A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 4 AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE FBO, WHERE PASSENGERS WERE IMMEDIATELY DEPLANED SAFELY. ON THE GROUND THE CABIN FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE POPPED POSITION. TECH TRAVELED TO AIRCRAFT INVESTIGATED ISSUE AND FOUND THE DEFOG FAN MOTOR BURNED UP CAUSING BREAKER TO POP AND FILLING CABIN WITH SMOKE/SMOKE SMELL. R&R DEFOG FAN WITH SV AR P/N: 5703-4, S/N: 1650 USING THE CESSNA 550 MM 21-21-01 AS A REFERENCE. OPS CHECK GOOD THIS TIME DATE. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: DEFOG SYSTEM — SHORTED (ZONE 236) · airframe 13,701 hrs · 11,288 cycles
UPON DESCENDING OUT OF 4000FT ON AN EXTENDED DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 4, COPILOT NOTICED FAINT ODOR EMANATING FROM REAR OF CABIN, AND BELIEVED MAYBE A PASSENGER HAD LIT A CIGARETTE. AFTER TURNING BASE TO FINAL AND RECEIVING CLEARANCE FOR THE VISUAL APPROACH ON RUNWAY 4, AIRCRAFT WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE LOCALIZER AND WERE APPROXIMATELY 5-6 MILES FROM RUNWAY WHEN DENSE ELECTRICAL SMOKE BEGAN FROM UNDER THE GLARESHIELD. OXYGEN MASKS WERE IMMEDIATELY DONNED, AND ALL FANS AND AVIONICS SWITCHES WERE TURNED TO OFF POSITION AND THE MAIN BATTERY SWITCH WAS MOVED TO THE EMER POSITION. BLEED AIR SETTING WAS SELECTED TO AID IN CLEARING THE CABIN. COPILOT INFORMED TOWER OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED ON OUR BEHALF, AND WE REQUESTED THAT EMERGENCY VEHICLES TO BE DISPATCHED. THE SMOKE INTENSITY SUBSIDED UPON FAN AND POWER DEACTIVATION, AND A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 4 AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE FBO, WHERE PASSENGERS WERE IMMEDIATELY DEPLANED SAFELY. ON THE GROUND THE CABIN FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE POPPED POSITION. TECH TRAVELED TO AIRCRAFT INVESTIGATED ISSUE AND FOUND THE DEFOG FAN MOTOR BURNED UP CAUSING BREAKER TO POP AND FILLING CABIN WITH SMOKE/SMOKE SMELL. R&R DEFOG FAN WITH SV AR P/N: 5703-4, S/N: 1650 USING THE CESSNA 550 MM 21-21-01 AS A REFERENCE. OPS CHECK GOOD THIS TIME DATE. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (MLG)
UNWANTED LANDING GEAR OPERATION OR GEAR DOORS OPENING IN FLIGHT.
Part: BRAKE — LOW PRESSURE (MLG)
LOST BRAKING ON PILOT SIDE DURING TAXI. POWER BRAKE LOW PRESSURE AND ANTISKID INOPERATIVE. ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. BRAKE PEDAL ON COPILOT SIDE WERE SPONGEY BUT SUFFICIENT TO STOP ACFT.
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N525DP | CESSNA 525 | 1999 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N56DA | CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 | — | M | Matched by certificate designator |
| N704DA | CESSNA 550 | 1980 | 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.
- N774SP (CESSNA 208B) — records 2017 · registered to SAMARITANS PURSE (owner ≠ operator)