Servant Air, Inc.
Also recorded as: SERVANT AIR INC, SERVANT AIR, INC., Servant Air, 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 Servant Air Inc. (per NTSB report)
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from rising terrain during takeoff resulting in collision with trees.
Operated by Servant Air, Inc. (per NTSB report)
The failure of company maintenance personnel to ensure that the airplane's nose baggage door latching mechanism was properly configured and maintained, resulting in an inadvertent opening of the nose baggage door in flight. Contributing to the accident were the lack of information and guidance available to the operator and pilot regarding procedures to follow should a baggage door open in flight and an inadvertent aerodynamic stall.
Operated by SERVANT AIR INC — On-demand air taxi (135) Operator Does Business As: (per NTSB report)
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area which resulted in an overrun and collision with a gravel berm during an aborted takeoff. Factors contributing to the accident were his delay in aborting the takeoff, and the short takeoff area.
Operated by SERVANT AIR INC. (per NTSB report)
The pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather conditions. Factors in the accident were low ceilings and snow.
FAA enforcement actions
Sanction: $6,600 · case closed 2013-11-15
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 2000–2026. Most-reported systems: Hydraulic power (29) — 2; Ignition (74) — 1; Exhaust (78) — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: OTHER — 2; ENGINE STOPPAGE; SIGNIFICANT FAILURE REPORT — 1; WARNING INDICATION — 1.
4 reports on file.
Part: DOWEL PIN — SHEARED (MAGNETO)
THE MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLER LOCKED UP AND BROKE THE GEARS INSIDE THE BACK OF THE ENGINE. THIS SHEARED THE DOWEL PIN IN THE BACK OF THE CRANKSHAFT CAUSING ENGINE STOPPAGE.
Part: BRUSHES — FAILED (HYD POWER PACK) · airframe 9,764 hrs
ON DEPLOYING LANDING GEAR, COULD NOT GET A NOSE GEAR INDICATION. RAN THROUGH EMERGANCY PROCEDURES SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL (ALSO NOTED GEAR WOULD NO LONGER RETRACT). PERFORMED LANDING AND ON ROLL OUT, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. POST INCIDENT INSPECTION REVEILED ELECTRIC MOTOR ON HYDRAULIC POWER PACK BRUSH FAILURE AND SUSBIQUENT INOP PUMP.
Part: O-RING — LEAKING (HYD VALVE)
VALVE THAT IS ACTUATED BY NOSE GEAR DRAG BRACE DEPRESSING A PLUNGER WHEN NOSE GEAR IS RETRACTED. HYDR ACT TO CLOSE SEC NOSE GEAR DOOR. WHEN GEAR IS EXTENDED, PLUNGER EXTENDS RELEASING PRESSURE ON ACTUATOR, DOOR IS SPRING LOADED TO OPEN. PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN ORING ON PLUNGER FAILED DUMPING HYDR FLUID OVERBOARD, MANUAL EXTENSION OF LANDING GEAR. PLUGER REMAINED IN DEPRESSED POSITION THUS TRAPING PRESSURE IN DOOR ACTUATOR WHICH HELD DOOR CLOSED. THIS CAUSED DIFFICULTY IN MANUALLY EXTENDING GEAR AND EXCITED PILOT. VALVE WHICH FAILED AND SECONDARY (FWD) NOSE GEAR DOOR ARE BOTH PARTS INSTALLED VALVE WITH STC SA00953AT. VALVE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, SYSTEM TESTED SATISFACTORY AND AC RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: MUFFLER — DAMAGED (EXHAUST)
DEFECT - BAFFLES IN MUFFLER ARE MISSING. APPARENTLY, PARTIALLY BLOCKING EXHAUST. OCCURRENCE - POWER LOSS AT 6,500 FEET, 75 PERCENT POWER AT CRUISE. ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND LOSS OF POWER. COULD NOT DUPLICATE OCCURRENCE ON GROUND. SUBMITTER STATED THIS PART HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED SINCE PURCHASED. HARD TO DETECT PREMATURE FAILURE.
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N4181W | PIPER PA-32-300 | 1967 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N509FN | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N663SA | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N9166K | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N94260 | CESSNA A185F | 1977 | 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.
- N75311 — records 2003–2011 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N663SA — records 2010 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N509FN — records 2008 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N94260 (CESSNA A185F) — records 2007 · now operated by Asher Air, LLC.
- N2863T — records 2000 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N9166K — records 1999 · no longer on the FAA registry