N2009X1978 Beechcraft 76
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19822 ADs may apply6 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Griffith Aviation INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Griffith, IN
- Certificate issued
- Dec 3, 2019
- Expires
- Dec 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Sep 1, 1978
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
- Beechcraft
- Model
- 76
- Year
- 1978
- Serial number
- ME-66
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 4
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A195AC
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming O&Vo-360 Ser
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 180 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2019 – nowGriffith Aviation INCGriffith, IN · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (2)
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.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-06 | Textron Aviation Inc. Airplanes | May 25, 2021 | Airframe (76)Certain serial numbers: 76 ME-1–ME-437. Only with: Excludes airplanes with MLG "A" frame assemblies P/N 105-810023-0083 (left) and P/N 105-810023-0084 (right) installed. |
| 99-05-13 | Raytheon Aircraft Company 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 33, 35, 36/A36, A36TC/B36TC, 45, 50, 55… | Apr 19, 1999 | Airframe (76)Certain serial numbers: F33A CE-290–CE-1791; E33C CJ-26–CJ-179; F33C CJ-26–CJ-179; A36 E-185–E-3046; B36TC EA-242–EA-591; 58 TH-1–TH-1798 |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (6)
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.
- Power plant · mount · brokenJul 7, 2006
BOTH LT AND RT ENGINE MOUNT TO FIREWALL ATTACH POINTS BROKE OUT AFT OF THE FIREWALL IN THE UPPER OB POINT. THIS BREAKAGE IS DIFFICULT TO DETECT DUE TO VISIBILITY ACCESS. THESE BRACKETS BROKE BECAUSE OF FLIGHT THROUGH TURBULENCE. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Power plant · attach angle · brokenJul 7, 2006
BOTH LT AND RT ENGINE MOUNTS TO FIREWALL ATTACH POINTS BROKE OUT AFT OF THE FIREWALL IN THE UPPER OB POINT. THIS BREAKAGE IS DIFFICULT TO DETECT DUE TO VISIBILITY ACCESS. THESE BRACKETS BROKE BECAUSE OF FLIGHT THROUGH TURBULENCE. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · rib · crackedJan 13, 1998
FOLLOWING A WINDSTORM THAT BROKE THE GUSTLOCK, AN INVESTIGATION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS REVEALED CRACKS ON BOTH THE INBD AND OTBD WING RIBS AT THE AILERON BRACKET RIVETS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Wings · rib · crackedJan 13, 1998
FOLLOWING A WINDSTORM THAT BROKE THE GUSTLOCK, AN INVESTIGATION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS REVEALED CRACKS ON BOTH THE INBD AND OTBD WING RIBS AT THE AILERON BRACKET RIVETS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Power plant · mount · mismanufacturedDec 19, 1997
UPON ARRIVAL OF A NEW ENGINE MOUNT, DISCOVERED TWO OF THE WELD JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE GUSSET PLATES ON BOTH UPPER BRACE ARMS WERE NOT WELDED DOWN, ONLY TACK-WELDED TO THE BRACE ARMS. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THAT ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT CORRECT, SEVERAL UNITS HAD BEEN SHIPPED WITH THIS CONDITION.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · bolts · looseSep 8, 1997
DURING 100-HOUR INSPECTION, THE CENTER SECTION WING BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE LOWER WING SPAR PLATE TO THE WING SPAR (I.E., 20 WING BOLTS) WERE ALL FOUND UNDERTORQUED BY ONE-HALF TO ONE FULL TURN. THE NAS464P5 BOLTS SHOULD BE TORQUED 100-140 INCH/POUND.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026