# N848CA: 2019 TM Helicopter Leasing AIRCAM

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [TM Helicopter Leasing AIRCAM](https://openairdocs.org/model/tm-helicopter-leasing-aircam) (registry code 05638HQ, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912UL series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (registry code 55571)
- Serial number: AC-257
- Year built: 2019
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Lockwood Aircraft Corp AIRCAM
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 14, 2019
- Certificate issued: March 22, 2019
- Expires: March 31, 2029
- Mode S code: AB9DC4
- Registered owner: [Tm Helicopter Leasing LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TM%20HELICOPTER%20LEASING%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, 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=848CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N848CA

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Rotax 912UL model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (TM Helicopter Leasing AIRCAM)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912UL series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N848CA.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N848CA.

## Reports on N848CA not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N848CA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 20000518033079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000518033079I), May 18, 2000: Beech 1900D (N848CA), Syracuse, NY. (-23)On Thursday, may 18, 2000, at 0645 EDT, a BE-1900 aircraft, operating as usairways express flight 4501, enroute from rochester, NY to albany, NY diverted…

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N848CA not matched to an aircraft (11)

They name N848CA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 8483504](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/8483504), Sep 26, 2003: BOLT. LOOSE. DURING DETAIL NR 6 INSPECTION, FOUND RUDDER TORQUE TUBE TO CONTROL HORN MOUNT BOLTS LOOSE. REPLACED HORN AND HARDWARE.
- [SDR JJB2001F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/JJB2001F00000), Apr 27, 2001: PACKING. ODOR. ODOR IN CABIN DURING CLIMB-OUT. REPLACED PACKING. REFRIGERATION PACK TIME CHANGED. (M)
- [SDR 20010515SG004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010515SG004), Mar 9, 2001: TORQUE TUBE. LOOSE. DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, FOUND LEFT AND RIGHT ELEVATORS FREE PLAY EXCESSIVE AND BEYOND THE EXCEPTABLE LIMITS. INVESTIGATION RESULTED THAT BOTH ELEVATOR TOR
- [SDR 98ZZZM337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZM337), Feb 26, 1998: ACTUATOR. FAILED. RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAILED TO INDICATE DOWN AND LOCK. REPLACED ACTUATOR.
- [SDR 98ZZZM259](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZM259), Jan 16, 1998: EFIS DISPLAY. SHORTED. ON TAXI OUT FROM GATE, SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM RIGHT SIDE OF INSTRUMENT PANEL. PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED FROM AIRCRAFT. FOUND EFIS DISPLAY SHORTED. (M)
- [SDR 97ZZZM895](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM895), Aug 14, 1997: DE-ICE BOOT. TORN. RIGHT OVERBOARD WING DE-ICE BOOT TORN.
- [SDR 97ZZZM889](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM889), Aug 11, 1997: INVERTER. FAILED. RIGHT AC BUS FAILED, FOUND RIGHT INVERTER FAILED.
- [SDR 97ZZZX3370](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX3370), Jun 18, 1997: STALL STRIP. MISSING. DURING INSPECTION FOUND LEFT STALL STRIP MISSING.
- [SDR 95ZZZX6366](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6366), Oct 12, 1995: ELT CASE. CRACKED. DURING MAINTENANCE IN AFT FUSELAGE, THE ELT WAS DISCOVERED AS HAVING CASE CRACKS, ADDITIONALLY, ELT MOUNTING TRAY HAD CRACKS EXTENDING FROM ALL FOUR MOUNTING SC
- [SDR 95ZZZM585](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZM585), Oct 4, 1995: WHEEL. CRACKED. DURING DETAILED INSPECTION, NOSE WHEEL WAS DISCOVERED CRACKED AROUND VALVE STEM HOLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED COMPLETE WHEEL ASSEMBLE P/N 114-8001-3.
- [SDR 95ZZZM61](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZM61), May 18, 1995: ELT. BROKEN. DURING DETAILED INSPECTION, ELT MOUNTING TRAY (PLASTIC) P/N 452-3050 WAS DISCOVERED BROKEN IN NUMEROUS PIECES RENDERING ELT INOPERATIVE. MOUNTING TRAY WAS REPLA

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N848CA

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N848CA before.

- [Cancelled 2013-04-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N848CA-2013-04-24): Socata TBM 700, S/N 648, built 2013. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Columbia Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLUMBIA%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC), [Groton, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Groton)

## Related

- Other TM Helicopter Leasing AIRCAM aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/tm-helicopter-leasing-aircam/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912UL series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series.md

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