N701BA2024 Textron Aviation INC 408
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19822 ADs may apply6 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026- Registered owner
- Bering Air INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Nome, AK
- Certificate issued
- Jan 14, 2025
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2032
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 22, 2024
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
- Textron Aviation INC
- Model
- 408
- Year
- 2024
- Serial number
- 408-0036
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 2
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- A00016WI
- Mode S code
- A9585F
Engine
- Make and model
- P&Wc Pt6a-65sc
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 1110 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2025 – nowBering Air INCNome, AK · current
- 2001 – 2017California Antique Aircraft Museum DBASan Martin, CA · different airframe: 1943 Beechcraft At-11 S/N 3991
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-14-10 | Vertical Stabilizer Structure; 5510, Horizontal Stabilizer Structure | Aug 18, 2026 | Airframe (408)Certain serial numbers: 408 -0012–-0051 |
| 2002-23-13 | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A Series Turboprop Engines | Dec 31, 2002 | Engine (PT6A-65SC)Only with: Engines with turbine exhaust ducts P/N 3012290, 3031988, 3032117, 3035784, 3035786, 3105890-01, 3112167-01, or 3111780-01 installed. |
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.
- Flight controls · bolt · looseJun 26, 2026
FLAP ACTUATOR ATTACHMENT HARDWARE FOUND LOOSE
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · flex drive · failedJun 17, 2026
LH AND RH OUTBOARD FLAP FLEX SHAFT RUBBER CASE FAILING AT THE CRIMP UNDER STAINLESS STEEL OUTER WRAP. THIS SEPARATION ALLOWS THE OUTER CASE TO LENGTHEN AND THE INNER DRIVE SHAFT CAN SLIDE LEFT AND RIGHT TO THE POINT THE DRIVE COMES OUT OF THE JACKSCREW CAUSING THE FLAP TO TWIST.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · seal · brokenOct 23, 2025
RH MAIN LANDING SCRAPPER SEAL BROKEN AND HANGING FROM BOTTOM OF STRUT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Exhaust · exhaust pipe · crackedMar 24, 2025
LEFT OUTBOARD EXHAUST CRACKED WHERE HEATED LIP TUBE IS WELD TO BOTTOM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · shimmy dampener · lowFeb 26, 2025
NOSE SHIMMY ON LANDING AND TAKE OFF. FOUND SHIMMY DAMPENER LOW ON FLUID AND GEAR ON TOP OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR LOOSE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · control lever · stiffFeb 21, 2025
FLAP CONTROL LEVER STIFF
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 16, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026