N1717U
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
- August 14, 1982Accident
DURING A DEADHEADING FLIGHT BACK TO HIS OPERATIONS BASE, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN INFLIGHT FIRE AND SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. AFTER HE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND EVACUATED THE SMOKE, A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE ALTERNATOR BONDING WIRE HAD BROKEN OFF THE TERMINAL AND ONE LEAD TO THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR WAS BROKEN OFF. AN FAA INSPECTORS' SURVEILLANCE RECORD STATED, IN PART, THAT "THE CONDITION OF THE WIRING INDICATED A LACK OF PROPER CARE AND INSPECTION."
- March 29, 1979Accident
Inadequate Preflight Preparation And/Or Planning; Mismanagement Of Fuel; Inattentive To Fuel Supply; Fuel Starvation