Toby, LLC

Part 135 operator · designator J0FA

Data confidence: Records are linked by certificate number, aircraft registration, or a name match that a reviewer has confirmed. Each record below shows how it was linked.

Also recorded as: EQUINOX AIR, EQUINOX AIR LLC, TOBY,INC, Toby, LLC

Accident & enforcement record

Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2008-04-26 Matched by aircraft (N-number)
Cessna 185E (N185NH) No injuries Part 91

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control. Contributing to the accident was an unexpected crosswind gust.

Source: NTSB case SEA08CA112
Accident · 1969-08-29 Operator named in NTSB report
BEECH 95-B55 (N97Q) No injuries

Operated by TOBY,INC (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case NYC70F0147

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 2003–2003. Most-reported systems: ATA 85 — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: FLUID LOSS — 1.

1 report on file.

FLUID LOSS · 2003-10-20 Matched by certificate designator
N471PM · ATA 8500

Part: CASE — CRACKED (LT MAG MOUNT)

OWNER/OPERATOR REPORTED OIL LEAKING FROM REAR OF ENGINE. AFTER THOROUGH CLEANING OF SUSPECTED OIL LEAK AREA, AC ENGINE WAS RUN-UP AND OIL WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING FROM LT MAGNETO MOUNTING PAD AREA AND DRIPPING OFF OF AFT MAGNETO MOUNTING BOLTS. UPON REMOVAL OF THE LT MAGNETO, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE LT MAGNETO MOUNTING PAD. CRACK MEASURED 3.25 INCHES AND RAN DIAGONALLY FROM INSIDE EDGE OF FORWARD MAGNETO MOUNTING BOLT HOLE THROUGH IB AFT MAGNETO MOUNTING BOLT HOLE. SUSPECT CRACK IS AGE RELATED OR DUE TO WARPED MOUNT PAD. LT MAGNETO HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM ENGINE SINCE ENGINE OH AND MAGNETO MOUNTING BOLTS APPEARED TO BE PROPERLY TORQUED.(K)

Source: SDR J0F2003F00000

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N185NHCESSNA A185E1970Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N471PMDEHAVILLAND DHC-21959Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N97Q——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.

  • N97Q — records 1969 · no longer on the FAA registry