Registered owner
Norton Basin Services
Location
Nome, AK
Owner type
Corporation
Serial number
408-0010
Year built
2023
Type
Fixed wing multi engine
Engine
Turbo-prop
Airworthiness
Standard, normal
Airworthiness date
March 1, 2023
Certificate issued
May 10, 2023
Expires
May 31, 2030
Mode S code
A4CA73

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 2

Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

2023In forceSuperseded2026
ADs by the year they took effect: 2 ADs
20231
20261

Information bulletins that may apply

Advisory, not mandatory.

No bulletins matched this aircraft’s models

NTSB investigations

No NTSB investigations matched to N408BAMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Textron 408 aircraft

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.

Service difficulty reports · 10

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

SDR FXTA20260804001Strut · damagedDURING PREFLIGHT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RH UPPER WING STRUT MISSING PART OF METAL FAIRING. APPEARS THAT DURING MANUFACTURE THE SEAMS WERE OFFSET CAUSING A STRESS IN THE SKIN ALLOWING IT TO CRACK.Aug 4, 2026 · N408BA · Textrn 408 · Wing Main, Frame StructureSDR FXTA20250408001Strut · leakingNO CHROME SHOWING ON RIGHT LANDING GEAR STRUTMar 15, 2025 · N408BA · Textrn 408 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/TruckSDR FXTA20250404003Pressure Switch · failedPROP DE-ICE CAS MESSAGE ON RUN-UP. FOUND LH & RH LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCHES WERE FAILED.Feb 19, 2025 · N408BA · Textrn 408 · Accessory GearboxesSDR FXTA20240802001Rod End · brokenRH INERTIAL SEPARATOR INOPERATIVE. AFTER LANDING MAINTENANCE FOUND ROD END BROKEN THAT CONNECTS THE ELECTRIC ACTUATOR TO THE FIRE WALL.Aug 1, 2024 · N408BA · Textrn 408 · Nacelle/Pylon StructureSDR FXTA20240729001Anchor Fitting · missingPILOTS CROTCH SEATBELT STRAP ANCHOR MISSING ATTACHMENT BOLT.Jul 28, 2024 · N408BA · Textrn 408 · Flight Compartment EquipmentSDR FXTA20240729003Screw · loosePILOTS CONTROL YOKE ATTACHMENT SCREWS LOOSEJul 26, 2024 · N408BA · Textrn 408 · Control Column SectionSDR FXTA20240729002Battery · no testSTANDBY INDICATOR BATTERY FAILED PREFLIGHT TEST AND WOULD NOT CHARGE.Jul 17, 2024 · N408BA · Textrn 408 · Navigation SystemSDR FXTA2040321119002Duct · chafedLH AND RH AFT ICE VANE DOOR FOUND TO BE CHAFING ON EXIT DUCT CAUSING A GROOVE TO BE WORN INTO THE SKIN WHEN ICE VANE SYSTEM IN THE NORMAL CONFIGURATION.Jan 19, 2024 · N408BA · Textrn 408 · Nacelle/Pylon, Main FrameSDR FXTA2040321119001Longeron · crackedBOTH LH AND RH LOWER ENGINE COWLINGS HAVE STRUCTURE CRACKED UNDER THE ATTACHMENT OF THE ICE VANE DOOR LINKAGE CASTINGS. CRACKING WAS NOTICED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE CASTINGS AND WHEN THE INSPECTION PANELS WERE OPENED TO LOOK AT THE STRUCTURE UNDER THE CASTINJan 19, 2024 · N408BA · Textrn 408 · Nacelle/Pylon, Main FrameSDR FXTA202403210095Longeron · crackedBOTH LH AND RH LOWER ENGINE COWLINGS HAVE STRUCTURE CRACKED UNDER THE ATTACHMENT OF THE ICE VANE DOOR LINKAGE CASTINGS. CRACKING WAS NOTICED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE CASTINGS AND WHEN THE INSPECTION PANELS WERE OPENED TO LOOK AT THE STRUCTURE UNDER THE CASTINJan 19, 2024 · N408BA · Textrn 408 · Nacelle/Pylon, Main Frame

STCs that may be installed · 2

Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1

This aircraft carried N408BA before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.