N117BH1980 Construcciones Aeronauticas Sa 212-200
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched8 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Bighorn Airways INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Sheridan, WY
- Certificate issued
- Apr 20, 1989
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Restricted · Forest, Other
- Airworthiness date
- May 3, 1996
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Construcciones Aeronauticas Sa
- Model
- 212-200
- Year
- 1980
- Serial number
- 171
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Not Type Certificated
- Seats
- 19
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 12,500 - 19,999 lb
- Mode S code
- A04655
Engine
- Make and model
- Airesearch Tpe331-10
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 940 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1989 – nowBighorn Airways INCSheridan, WY · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (8)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Engine controls · flex coupling · contaminatedFeb 4, 2026
THE CREW WAS CONDUCTING A MAINTENANCE ACCEPTANCE FLIGHT ON AIRCRAFT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF LEFT AND RIGHT PROPELLERS. THE NTS SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE WAS BEING PERFORMED IN-FLIGHT AS REQUIRED ON THE RT ENG. DURING THE NTS SHUTDOWN, THE RT PROPELLER DID NOT FULLY FEATHER & COPILOT PULLED FURTHER BACK ON…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine air · linkage · out of adjustFeb 21, 2024
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KSHR AT 1840Z FOR A MAINTENANCE FLIGHT. DURING CLIMB OUT THE PILOT ASKED THE COPILOT TO MOVE THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL HANDLE FOR HEAT. THE COPILOT OPENED THE HEAT VALVE WITH THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL HANDLE AND EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT "POP". THE HEAT REMAINED IN THE OPEN POSITION FOR A…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Autoflight · unknown · unknownJun 1, 2023
ELECTRIC PITCH TRIM MALFUNCTION WITH AUTO-PILOT DISENGAGED. ELEVATOR TRIM RUN AWAY IN THE UP DIRECTION. PILOT WAS ABLE TO OVERRIDE PITCH WITH YOKE AND DISABLED MALFUNCTION BY PULLING AUTOPILOT 115VAC CIRCUIT BREAKER. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FT. WAINWRIGHT WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · frame angle · corrodedNov 4, 2020
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, ON FRAME 6 UNDER THE FLOORBOARDS AT APPROXIMATELY BL 700(LT), THE FRAME ANGLE WAS FOUND CORRODED WITH A SUBSEQUENT CRACK IN THE SUPPORTING ANGLE UNDERNEATH IT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · plate · crackedMay 2, 2011
AFTER START UP AND ATTEMPTING TO TAXI THE LT AND RT BRAKES WOULD NOT RELEASE PROPERLY AFTER HAVING THE PARKING BRAKE SET. BOTH BRAKE ASSEMBLIES (PN 5006484-3) WERE SENT OUT FOR OVERHAUL. THE BACKING PLATE (PN 5006180) FOR BRAKE ASSY SN APR84-161 WAS FOUND CRACKED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE TIME…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Propellers · pin · missingJan 28, 2011
THE ACFT WAS PERFORMING A TEST FLIGHT FOR A NTS AND FLIGHT IDLE FF DECENT CHECK AFTER THE INSTALLATION OF A O/H LT ENG AND A REPAIRED LT PROPELLER. WHILE PERFORMING THE FLIGHT IDLE FUEL FLOW FOR SINK RATE THE ACFT BEGAN TO VIBRATE BADLY. IT WAS QUICKLY IDENTIFIED AS THE LT ENGINE AS BEING THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - case · crackedNov 28, 2003
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, CRACK IN ACCESSORY GEARBOX WAS NOTED. CRACK WAS LOCATED AT RT SIDE ENGINE MOUNT PAD. UPON ENGINE REMOVAL, CRACK WAS FOUND TO BE ALMOST COMPLETELY THROUGH ENGINE MOUNT PAD AREA.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Propellers · clamp · crackedJun 4, 2001
CRACK DISCOVERED DURING ROUTINE 100 HOUR INSPECTION. DETECTED VISUALLY. REASON FOR CRACK NOT KNOWN. CLAMP ASSEMBLY REPLACED WITH FACTORY NEW UNIT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026