GULF AND CARIBBEAN CARGO, INC.
Also recorded as: GULF AND CARIBBEAN AIR, GULF AND CARIBBEAN CARGO INC, GULF AND CARIBBEAN CARGO, INC., IFL GROUP
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
Operated by Gulf and Caribbean Cargo, Inc. (per NTSB report)
The flight crew failed to verify that the cargo was secured before takeoff.
Operated by GULF AND CARIBBEAN CARGO, INC. (per NTSB report)
FAA enforcement actions
Sanction: $4,500 · case closed 2023-11-03
Sanction: $4,538 · case closed 2018-10-24
Sanction: $40,000 · case closed 2015-05-21
Sanction: $6,000 · case closed 2015-07-21
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 2002–2026. Most-reported systems: Fuselage (53) — 103; Wings (57) — 21; Stabilizers (55) — 16; Fire protection (26) — 14; Engine (72) — 10 (top 5 of 24 systems, covering 164 of 217 coded reports). Most-common natures of condition, as filed: OTHER — 157; FALSE WARNING — 14; WARNING INDICATION — 11; FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION — 4; PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS — 4 (top 5 of 26 conditions, covering 190 of 217 coded reports).
217 reports on file — showing most recent 50.
Part: FLOOR PANEL — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 27,145 hrs · 25,186 cycles
CRACK IN FORWARD ELECTRONICS BAY FLOOR PANEL AT STA 193.00 LH SIDE.
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 43,469 hrs · 25,021 cycles
FUSELAGE FRAME BOTTOM CHORD CORROSION DAMAGE AT BS 970 BETWEEN STRINGER 28R AND 29R
Part: FRAME — DENTED (ZONE 200) · airframe 43,469 hrs · 25,021 cycles
FUSELAGE FRAME INNER CHORD DENTS AT BS 1130 BETWEEN STRINGER 24R AND 28R
Part: FRAME — DENTED (ZONE 200) · airframe 43,469 hrs · 25,021 cycles
FUSELAGE FRAME INNER CHORD DENT AT BS 1148 BETWEEN STRINGER 25R AND 28R
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 43,469 hrs · 25,021 cycles
FUSELAGE FRAME INNER CHORD CRACK AT BS 640 BETWEEN STRINGER 28L AND 27R
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 43,469 hrs · 25,021 cycles
FUSELAGE FRAME INNER CHORD CRACK AT BS 660 BETWEEN STRINGER 27L AND 27R
Part: FRAME — DENTED (ZONE 200) · airframe 43,469 hrs · 25,021 cycles
FUSELAGE FRAME INNER CHORD DENTED AT BS 1050 BETWEEN STRINGER 25L AND 28L
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 43,469 hrs · 25,021 cycles
FUSELAGE TRANSVERSE FLOOR BEAM UPPER FLANGE CORROSION DAMAGE AT BS 740 BETWEEN LBL 45 AND LBL 62
Part: BEAM — CORRODED (ZONE 300) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 43,469 hrs · 25,021 cycles
R/H SIDE H-STAB. TRAILING EDGE BEAM UPPER SURFACE CORROSION REPAIRED BY REPLACEMENT OF R/H TRAILING EDGE UPPER BEAM ENTIRE LENGTH BETWEEN ELEVATOR STATION 10 AND ELEVATOR STATION 209.90 I.A.W BOEING DRAWING 65-22987, SHEET 5, REVISION C.
Part: SKIN PANEL — DAMAGED (ZONE 300) · airframe 43,469 hrs · 25,021 cycles
R/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER T/E DAMAGED PANEL 65-20659-24 BETWEEN ELEV. STA. 99.79 AND 173.21
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 43,469 hrs · 25,021 cycles
FUSELAGE FRAME BOTTOM CHORD CORROSION DAMAGE AT BS 970 BETWEEN STRINGER 28R AND 29R.
Part: FRAME — PUNCTURED (ZONE 100) · airframe 43,469 hrs · 25,021 cycles
FUSELAGE FRAME INNER CHORD PUNCTURED AT BS 1070 BETWEEN STRINGER 26L AND 29L
Part: SKIN — DENTED (ZONE 100) · airframe 43,469 hrs · 25,021 cycles
FUSELAGE SKIN GOUGE/DENT REPAIRED BELOW MCD BETWEEN BS 460 AND BS 620, AND BETWEEN STRINGER 15L-20L
Part: FRAME — PUNCTURED (ZONE 100) · airframe 43,469 hrs · 25,021 cycles
FUSELAGE FRAME INNER CHORD PUNCTURED AT BS 1090 BETWEEN STRINGER 26L AND 28L
Part: FRAME — GOUGED (ZONE 100) · airframe 43,469 hrs · 25,021 cycles
FUSELAGE FRAME INNER CHORD GOUGED AT BS 1110 BETWEEN STRINGER 26L AND 28L
Part: FRAME — GOUGED (ZONE 100) · airframe 43,469 hrs · 25,021 cycles
FUSELAGE FRAME INNER CHORD GOUGED AT BS 1130 BETWEEN STRINGER 26L AND 28L
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 43,469 hrs · 25,021 cycles
FUSELAGE FLOOR STABILIZER BEAM MULTIPLE SPOTS CORROSION AT BL 0 BETWEEN BS 449.94 AND BS 720+9.94
Part: FRAME — DENTED (ZONE 100) · airframe 43,469 hrs · 25,021 cycles
FUSELAGE FRAME INNER CHORD DENT AT BS 1050 BETWEEN STRINGER 26R AND 28R
Part: FRAME — DENTED (ZONE 100) · airframe 43,469 hrs · 25,021 cycles
FUSELAGE FRAME INNER CHORD DENT AT BS 1070 BETWEEN STRINGER 25R AND 29R
Part: FRAME — PUNCTURED (ZONE 200) · airframe 43,469 hrs · 25,021 cycles
FUSELAGE FRAME INNER CHORD SCREW DAMAGE AT BS 1090 BETWEEN STRINGER 26R AND 28R
Part: FRAME — PUNCTURED (ZONE 200) · airframe 43,469 hrs · 25,021 cycles
FUSELAGE FRAME INNER CHORD SCREW DAMAGE AT BS 1110 BETWEEN STRINGER 25R AND 28R.
Part: SKIN PANEL — DAMAGED (ZONE 300) · airframe 43,469 hrs · 25,021 cycles
RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER T/E DAMAGED PANELS 65-20658-24 BETWEEN ELEV. STA. 99.79 AND 173.21 REPAIRED AND INSTALLED IAW. R24-02464-001, REVISION 6 ,DATE OCTOBER 03.2025.
Part: SKIN PANEL — DAMAGED (ZONE 300) · airframe 43,469 hrs · 25,021 cycles
R/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER T/E DAMAGED PANELS 65-20659-24 BETWEEN ELEV. STA. 99.79 AND 173.21 REPAIRED AND INSTALLED I.A.W. V1 AEROSPACE DOC. NO. R24-02464-001, REVISION 6 ,DATE OCTOBER 03.2025
Part: KEELBEAM — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 44,542 hrs · 25,488 cycles
CENTER FUSELAGE SECTION RH DELTA BEAM LOWER CHORD CORRODED FROM BS720F-755 AND S-27L TO S-27R
Part: SKIN PANEL — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 44,542 hrs · 25,488 cycles
AFT LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN PANEL CORROSION FROM BS1148-1166 AND S-18L TO S-20L.
Part: FLAP TRACK — CRACKED (ZONE 500) · airframe 44,542 hrs · 25,488 cycles
CRACK FOUND ON LEFT WING OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP, OUTBOARD FLAP TRACK. CRACK WAS IN UPPER FLANGE INBOARD FLANGE.
Part: SPAR — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 44,542 hrs · 25,488 cycles
WING CENTER BOX FRONT SPAR CORRODED IN MULTIPLE PLACES ON VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL CHORD FLANGES AT BS740 FROM LBL70.5 TO RBL70.5
Part: SHEAR WEB — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 44,542 hrs · 25,488 cycles
AFT UPPER FUSELAGE FLOOR SHEAR WEB CRACK NEAR BS1166-1176.9 AND RBL8 TO RBL17.87
Part: SKIN PANEL — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 44,542 hrs · 25,488 cycles
AFT LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN CORROSION FROM BS990-1010 AT S-26L
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 44,542 hrs · 25,488 cycles
FORWARD LOWER FUSELAGE FRAME UPPER CHORD CRACKED AT BS700 FROM S-28L TO S-28R
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 44,542 hrs · 25,488 cycles
FT LOWER FUSELAGE FRAME CRACKED AT BS1070 FROM S-26R TO S-28R
Part: FRAME — PUNCTURED (ZONE 100) · airframe 44,542 hrs · 25,488 cycles
AFT LOWER FUSELAGE FRAME INNER CHORD PUNCTURE AT BS1130 FROM S-25L TO S-29L.
Part: FRAME — PUNCTURED (ZONE 100) · airframe 44,542 hrs · 25,488 cycles
FRAME INNER CHORD PUNCTURE AT BS 1090 BETWEEN S26R AND S28R.
Part: FRAME — PUNCTURED (ZONE 100) · airframe 44,542 hrs · 25,488 cycles
AFT LOWER FUSELAGE FRAME INNER CHORD PUNCTURE AT BS1090 FROM S-24L TO S-28L
Part: FRAME — DENTED (ZONE 100) · airframe 44,542 hrs · 25,488 cycles
AFT LOWER FUSELAGE FRAME INNER CHORD DENTED AT BS1110 FROM S-24L TO S-28L
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 44,542 hrs · 25,488 cycles
CORROSION ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS1028 TO 1055 AND S-29L TO S-29R
Part: SPAR — CORRODED (ZONE 300) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 44,542 hrs · 25,488 cycles
CORROSION ON RH HORIZONTAL STAB REAR SPAR UPPER CHORD AT STAB STATION 104.25 THRU 123.25 AND 141.5 THRU 160.5
Part: NONE — NONE (NONE) · airframe 44,542 hrs · 25,488 cycles
BMS3-27 IS NO LONGER PROCURABLE. BOEING SR KFC-GUC-24-0105-09B APPROVED THE USE OF BMS3-38 AS AN ALTERNATE.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 44,542 hrs · 25,488 cycles
AFT UPPER FUSELAGE TRANSVERSE FLOOR BEAM UPPER CHORD CORROSION AT BS1148 FROM LBL45 TO LBL55
Part: STRUCTURE — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 44,542 hrs · 25,488 cycles
CORROSION AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS AT A-NUT ATTACHMENTS. FORWARD LOWER FUSELAGE LONGITUDINAL STABILIZER LOWER CHORD REPAIRED AT BL0 FROM BS450-660
Part: WINDOW FRAME — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 44,542 hrs · 25,488 cycles
AFT UPPER FUSELAGE WINDOW FRAMES CORROSION FROM BS950A-950C AND S-10R TO S-14R
Part: FRAME — PUNCTURED (ZONE 100) · airframe 44,542 hrs · 25,488 cycles
AFT LOWER FUSELAGE FRAME INNER CHORD PUNCTURE AT BS1148 FROM S-25R TO S-28R.
Part: VERTICAL BEAM — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 44,542 hrs · 25,488 cycles
VERTICAL BEAM CORRODED AT LOWER END. REPAIRED AT BL 0 BS 1183.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 44,542 hrs · 25,488 cycles
AFT UPPER FUSELAGE TRANSVERSE FLOOR BEAM UPPER CHORD CORRODED AT BS1030 FROM LBL10 TO LBL20.
Part: FRAME — MISREPAIRED (ZONE 100) · airframe 44,542 hrs · 25,488 cycles
NON-PRODUCTION FASTENERS INSTALLED .AFT LOWER FUSELAGE FRAME REPAIRED AT BS1050 FROM S-25L TO S-28L
Part: BEAM — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 44,542 hrs · 25,488 cycles
RIGHT OTBD END OF THE SIDELOAD BEAM CORRODED. CENTER FUSELAGE BULKHEAD SIDELOAD BEAM CORRODED AT BS740 FROM LBL30 TO RBL30
Part: BEAR STRAP — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 44,542 hrs · 25,488 cycles
CORROSION ON BEAR STRAP, DOUBLER, AND FUSLAGE EXTERNAL SKIN AT AFT CONER OF AFT CARGO DOOR FROM FS965 TO FS1010 AND STR S-21R TO S-29L
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (ZONE 600) · airframe 44,542 hrs · 25,488 cycles
CRACKED AT THE SLAT HOOK CUT-OUT IN THE AFT CORNER. AT WS 519 ON THE RIGHT WING
Part: SPAR WEB — ELONGATED (ZONE 500) · airframe 44,542 hrs · 25,488 cycles
ELONGATED HOLE ON VERTICAL STIFFENER WEB IN CENTER FUEL TANK FRONT SPAR AT LBL40
Part: KEELBEAM — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 44,542 hrs · 25,488 cycles
KEEL BEAM BREATHER WEB CORRODED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS ON THE UPPER SURFACE FROM BS740 TO 795 AND LBL13 TO RBL13
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N137CA | TEXTRON AVIATION INC T182T | 2024 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N181FL | CONVAIR 440 | 1956 | 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.
6 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.
- N371FL (CONVAIR 340) — records 2011–2024 · registered to IFL GROUP INC (owner ≠ operator)
- N141FL (CONVAIR 340) — records 2012–2023 · registered to IFL GROUP INC (owner ≠ operator)
- N281FL (BOEING 727-281) — records 2016–2023 · registered to INTERNATIONAL TRADING CO OF YUKON (owner ≠ operator)
- N821FL (BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19) — records 2023 · registered to GULF & CARIBBEAN CARGO INC (owner ≠ operator)
- N171FL (CONVAIR 440) — records 2005–2021 · registered to IFL GROUP INC (owner ≠ operator)
- N361FL (CONVAIR 440) — records 2008–2021 · registered to GULF & CARIBBEAN CARGO INC (owner ≠ operator)
- N181FL (CONVAIR 440) — records 2005–2020 · registered to IFL GROUP INC (owner ≠ operator)
- N151FL (CONVAIR 340) — records 2002–2018 · registered to IFL GROUP INC (owner ≠ operator)
- N991FL (CONVAIR 440) — records 2016 · registered to GULF & CARIBBEAN CARGO INC (owner ≠ operator)
- N191FL (CONVAIR CV-440-79) — records 2010–2015 · registered to IFL GROUP INC (owner ≠ operator)
- N131FL (CONVAIR 340) — records 2004–2015 · registered to IFL GROUP INC (owner ≠ operator)
- N251FL — records 2012–2014 · no longer on the FAA registry