# N44KS: 1986 Saab-Scania SF340A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Saab-Scania SF340A](https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-sf340a) (registry code 7860100, 37 seats)
- Engine: [GE CT7-5A2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-5a2) (registry code 30144)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E8NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E8NE) (General Electric Company GE Aviation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 340A-050
- Year built: 1986
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 18, 1986
- Certificate issued: February 11, 2021
- Expires: February 29, 2028
- Mode S code: A54936
- Registered owner: [Go Vector One LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GO%20VECTOR%20ONE%20LLC)
- Location: [Pls Vrds Est, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Pls%20Vrds%20Est)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7801° N, 118.3724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90274, 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=44KS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44KS

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): 11 in force

### Matched by airframe (Saab-Scania SF340A)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (GE CT7-5A2)

- [AD 2025-05-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-05-02): Engine (Turbine/Turboprop) · General Electric CT7-5A2, CT7-5A3, CT7-7A and 8 more. Effective Apr 8, 2025
- [AD 2023-21-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-21-07): Turbine Engine Reduction Gear · General Electric CT7-5A2, CT7-5A3, CT7-7A and 6 more. Effective Dec 11, 2023
- [AD 2007-08-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2007-08-01): Eddy current inspection (ECI) of boltholes · General Electric CT7-5A2, CT7-5A3, CT7-7A and 8 more. Effective May 14, 2007
- [AD 2004-07-09](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2004-07-09): PGB oil filter impending bypass button (IBB) · General Electric CT7-2A, CT7-2D, CT7-2D1 and 14 more. Effective May 11, 2004
- [AD 2002-01-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2002-01-03): Stage 2 Turbine Aft Cooling Plates · General Electric CT7-5A2, CT7-5A3, CT7-7A and 1 more. Effective Feb 12, 2002
- [AD 97-25-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/97-25-07): Stage 1 or 2 Gas Generator Turbine (GGT) Disk · General Electric CT7-5A2, CT7-7A, CT7-9B and 1 more. Effective Jan 28, 1998
- [AD 96-26-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/96-26-01): GGT Stage 2 Forward Cooling Plate · General Electric CT7-5A2, CT7-7A, CT7-9B and 1 more. Effective Mar 10, 1997
- [AD 94-17-16](https://openairdocs.org/ad/94-17-16): Propeller Gearboxes · General Electric CT7-5A2, CT7-5A3, CT7-7A and 6 more. Effective Sep 15, 1994
- [AD 93-25-17](https://openairdocs.org/ad/93-25-17): Gas Generator Turbine (GGT) Disks and Cooling Plates · General Electric CT7-2A, CT7-5A2, CT7-6 and 2 more. Effective Feb 2, 1994
- [AD 93-23-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/93-23-05): Gas Generator Turbine (GGT) Rotor Assembly Parts and Power Turbine (PT) Disks · General Electric CT7-5A2 and CT7-7A. Effective Jan 10, 1994
- [AD 88-07-08](https://openairdocs.org/ad/88-07-08): Power Turbine Overspeed · General Electric CT7-5A2. Effective May 9, 1988

### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)

- [AD 2018-03-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2018-03-13) (historical): Turbine Engine Reduction Gear · General Electric CT7-5A2, CT7-5A3, CT7-7A and 6 more. Effective Feb 28, 2018
- [AD 2005-18-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2005-18-01) (historical): Turbine aft cooling plate boltholes · General Electric Aircraft Engines CT7-5A2, CT7-5A3, CT7-7A and 4 more. Effective Oct 24, 2005
- [AD 2003-06-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2003-06-03) (historical): Propeller gearbox (PGB) oil filter · General Electric Aircraft Engines CT7-2A, CT7-2D, CT7-2D1 and 14 more. Effective Apr 24, 2003

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N44KS.

## NTSB investigations on N44KS not matched to an aircraft (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 IAD78FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA034), Jan 17, 1978: Mitsubishi MU2-J (N44KS), Cumberland, MD, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N44KS.

## Reports on N44KS not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N44KS, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19780117001719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780117001719A), Jan 17, 1978: Beech 200BEECH (N44KS), Cumberland, MD, Substantial damage

## 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)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Saab-Scania SF340A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-sf340a/aircraft.md
- The GE CT7-5A2 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-5a2.md

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