N651BCSaab-Fairchild 340A
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched5 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- Aviation Inventory Resources INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Alvarado, TX
- Certificate issued
- Feb 13, 2026
- Expires
- Feb 28, 2033
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 5, 1987
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
- Saab-Fairchild
- Model
- 340A
- Serial number
- 340A-076
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 37
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- A8908D
Engine
- Make and model
- Ge Ct7-Ser
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 1600 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2026 – nowAviation Inventory Resources INCAlvarado, TX · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 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 (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 (5)
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 oil · chip detector · activatedNov 3, 2022
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 17000 FT LEFT ENGINE CHIP DETECT LIGHT ILLUMINATED A8-15 QRH. NO OTHER ABNORMALITIES. -- REMOVED AND REPLACED LT HAND ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR I/AW GE-CT-5 AMM 79-30-35-04. RUN AND LEAKS CHECK SATISFACTORY
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · wire harness · noneJan 28, 2022
WHILE INCRISING POWER LEVERS AT START OF T/O ROLL, L ENGINE TORQUE UNCOMANDED TO 120% ( RED LIGHT ON ) REDUCED POWER LEVER, ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. ASYMETRIC THRUST FROM RUNNING RIGHT ENGINE QUICKLY CAUSED PLANE TO ROTATE TO THE LEFT. RIGHT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. - REPLACED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · hazeNov 16, 2020
CREW REPORTED, ATOMIZED OIL HAZE IN COCKPIT UNABLE TO SEE OUTSIDE OF INSTRUMENTS, AFTER HP'S WERE TURNED ON AND RECIRCLE SWITCH. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, INSPECTED LT AND RT ACM'S FOR LEAKS AND OPERATIONS CHECK. INSPECTED LT AND RT ENGINE FOR INTERNAL OIL LEAKS, NO FAULTS FOUND. PERFORMED LT AND RT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Engine oil · relief valve · faultyAug 31, 2015
ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, RT ENG OIL TEMP WENT ABOVE RED LINE. REDUCED POWER & FOLLOWED QRH. TEMP SLOWLY STARTED TO REDUCE, OIL PRESS WAS 48 PSI. TROUBLE SHOT SYS & FOUND COLD OIL RELIEF VLV INOPERATIVE. R & R RT COLD OIL RELIEF VLV. GND OPERATIONAL CHECKED SATISFACTORY & CHECK FLIGHT ALSO…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine controls · control cable · damagedSep 19, 2014
DURING FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF THE NR 2 PROPELLER RPM. ACFT RETURNED BACK TO AIRPORT & LANDED SAFELY. INSPECTED THE ACFT & FOUND THE RT WING TO NACELLE CONTROL CABLE AT FAULT. AFFECTED CABLE WAS REPLACED. RIGGING CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY & ENG RUNS WERE SATISFACTORY.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026