Safety record in brief:3 NTSB accidents (substantial damage at worst, latest Oct 2006)No ADs since 1998 matched
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Inadequate visual lookout by the pilot. A factor associated with the accident was that neither airplane was equipped with communications equipment.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI07LA005)
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING THE TAKEOFF CLIMB THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT DEVELOP SUFFICIENT POWER TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT IN AN ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. DURING THE APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH WOODED TERRAIN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF THE RUNWAYS.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for NYC86LA008)
THE PILOT EXPERIENCED SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. BECAUSE OF THE LENGTH OF THE FIELD THE PILOT LANDED HARD AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE SEPARATED GEAR STRUCK AND FRACTURED THE LEFT WING SPAR. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ENGINE VIBRATION WAS INDUCED BY THE SEPARATION OF SIX INCHES OF THE BLADE TIP OF THE ALUMINUM…
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI82DA237)
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.
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.