# N44BN: 2024 Epic E1000

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Epic E1000](https://openairdocs.org/model/epic-e1000) (registry code 3390119, 6 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-67a) (registry code 52207)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A00059SE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A00059SE) (Epic Aircraft LLC), [TCDS E26NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E26NE) (Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: K077
- Year built: 2024
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 27, 2024
- Certificate issued: December 28, 2024
- Expires: December 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A5486A
- Registered owner: [Hes Leasing Company LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HES%20LEASING%20COMPANY%20LLC)
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9476° N, 117.2058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92130, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=44BN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44BN

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 3 in force

### Matched by airframe (Epic E1000)

- [AD 2023-20-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-20-07): TE Flap Control System · Epic E1000. Effective Nov 22, 2023

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67A)

- [AD 2024-04-51](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2024-04-51): Turbine Section · Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-64, PT6A-66, PT6A-66A and 17 more. Effective Mar 28, 2024
- [AD 97-04-12](https://openairdocs.org/ad/97-04-12): Compressor Bleed-off Valve · Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-11, PT6A-110, PT6A-112 and 52 more. Effective Mar 14, 1997

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN25LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA087), Jan 23, 2025: Epic E1000 (N44BN), Arcola, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the airplane’s landing gear before landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20250122000269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250122000269A), Jan 22, 2025: Epic Aircraft LLC E1000 (N44BN), Arcola, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed crq enroute to axh. Aircraft landed at destination airport on or about 22:55 hrs local time without landing gear extended, touching down…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (3)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Epic E1000)

- [STC SA04837NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04837NY): Installation of AeroLED's Holdings, LLC., position lights, navigation lights, strobe lights and beacon lights. AeroLED's Holdings, LLC

### Approved for the engine (Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67A)

- [STC SE00022EN](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE00022EN): Installation of Oil Tank Filler Neck Check Valve. Helicopter Support Inc Services Div
- [STC SE659NE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE659NE): Installation of oil tank filler neck check valve, P/N TSA-76A. Aviation Components Support

## Earlier aircraft with N44BN

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N44BN before.

- [Cancelled 2017-09-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44BN-2017-09-08): Naylor Boyd D PL-4A, S/N 476, built 1989. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Naylor Boyd D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NAYLOR%20BOYD%20D), [Portage, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Portage)

## Related

- Other Epic E1000 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/epic-e1000/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67A engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-67a.md

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