# N709TA: 1998 Beech 400A, registration cancelled 2013-09-26 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: September 26, 2013 - Exported to: Czech Republic - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Beech 400A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-400a) (registry code 1155402) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D 5 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-5-series) (registry code 52113) - Data sheets: [TCDS A16SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16SW) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: RK-180 - Year built: 1998 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: March 11, 1998 - Certificate issued: September 24, 2008 - Last registry action: April 25, 2012 - Mode S code: A977A7 - Owner when cancelled: [Flight Options LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLIGHT%20OPTIONS%20LLC) - Location: [Richmond Heights, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Richmond%20Heights) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 41.5532° N, 81.4743° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44143, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N709TA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=709TA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N709TA-2013-09-26 From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe. ADs and bulletins for the Beech 400A: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-400a.md ## Service difficulty reports (15) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DJFA2009001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DJFA2009001), Jan 6, 2009: CONTROL UNIT. FAILED. AFTER LANDING, CREW REPORTED ANTI-SKID FAIL 5 SECONDS AFTER APPLICATION OF BRAKES RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING ACTION. BRAKES RETURNED WHEN ANTI-SKID WAS - [SDR DJFA2008001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DJFA2008001), Jan 2, 2008: UPLOCK SWITCH. ERRATIC. DURING CLIMB-OUT CREW REPORTED RED LIGHTS IN GEAR SELECT HANDLE ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY SLIGHT DECELERATION AND A THUMP. CREW SUSPECTS THE GEAR EXTENDED AND RET - [SDR DJFA2007139](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DJFA2007139), Dec 5, 2007: UNKNOWN. ODOR. ON APPROACH CREW REPORTED BURNING SMELL FROM THE RT REAR FLOOR AREA. MAINTENANCE RAN THE AIRCRAFT BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETECT ANY SMELL IN ALL CABIN TEMPERATURE MO - [SDR DJFA2007136](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DJFA2007136), Nov 19, 2007: RIB. CRACKED. DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT WHILE PERFORMING A HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ROLLER INSPECTION OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IB RIB AND BRACKET ASSEMBLIES, THE - [SDR DJFA2006289](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DJFA2006289), Jul 20, 2006: BULB. BLOWN. KMRY - KOAK. AFTER THE LANDING GEAR WERE EXTENDED FOR LANDING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWN INDICATION DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CREW PERFORMED A GO-AROUND SO THEY COU - [SDR DJFA2006278](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DJFA2006278), Jun 30, 2006: ANTI-SKID SYS. INOPERATIVE. WHILE SLOWING THROUGH APPROX 10 -15 KTS ON ROLLOUT, LOST BRAKING ACTION. ANTI-SKID SYS WAS SELECTED OFF, BRAKES RETURNED IMMEDIATELY. ONCE AC WAS SLOWED TO TAXI - [SDR DJFA2006237](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DJFA2006237), Apr 30, 2006: BRAKE ASSY. LEAKING. TRIP ID NR 1013020, THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED ON LANDING WHILE SLOWING THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 20 KNOTS. AFTER A FEW SECONDS POWER BRAKING OPERATED - [SDR DJFA2005181](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DJFA2005181), Dec 26, 2005: ODOR. DETECTED. DURING T/O A HEAVY ODOR SIMILAR TO MELTING PLASTIC COMING FROM PAX COMPT AT TIME OF DISCOVERY, TEMP CONTROL WAS SET ON AUTO, TEMP KNOB IN HOT POSITION. CREW DON - [SDR DJFA2005161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DJFA2005161), Nov 16, 2005: WARNING LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. KRFD - KSDF DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, WHILE ENRANGE TO KLEX, THE CREW NOTED THAT THE HYDRAULIC FLUID PRESSURE WAS INDICATING 2,000 PSI. DUE TO A LONGER RUNWAY LENGT - [SDR DJFA2005141](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DJFA2005141), Sep 22, 2005: CONNECTOR. DEFECTIVE. CREW REPORTED DURING CRUISE FLT, HYDRAULIC PRESSURE INDICATED 2,000 PSI AND ON RED LINE. WHEN PRESSURE RELIEF SWITCH MOVED, HYDRAULIC PRESSURE INDICATED 100 PSI - [SDR DJFA2005135](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DJFA2005135), Aug 24, 2005: PUMP. WORN. THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS READING HIGH IN FLIGHT. WHEN THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO THE CREW CLOSED THE EMERGENCY DUMP VALVE. - [SDR DJFA2005055](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DJFA2005055), Feb 3, 2005: BRAKE ASSY. WORN. CREW REPORTED, AFTER LANDING THE BRAKES FAILED AFTER 50 KTS. EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM WAS USED TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE - [SDR DJFA2004034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DJFA2004034), Nov 19, 2004: PUMP. OUT OF LIMITS. CREW REPORTED, IN CLIMB, NOTICED HYD PRESS FLUCTUATING ABOVE NORM. AFTER FL390, PRESS STABLE FOR 5 TO 10 MINS THEN INCREASED TO 2000 PSI AND HELD. EMERG DECLARE - [SDR RASFTYRK180](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RASFTYRK180), Nov 13, 2001: MOUNT BRACKET. CRACKED. WHILE PERFORMING A ROUTINE SCHEDULED INSPECTION, INSPECTORS NOTED THE LT FORWARD ENGINE MOUNT BRACKET TO BE CRACKED APPROX 75 PERCENT THROUGH THE LOWER HALF. - [SDR RK180](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/RK180), Jan 25, 2001: BLEED VALVE. FAILED. WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT FROM KBCT TO KBVT AT FL410 THE FLIGHT HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY OSCILLATIONS ON THE ROLL AXIS. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRC ## FAA accident and incident reports (4) 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. - [Incident 20041119031769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041119031769I), Nov 19, 2004: Beech 400A (N709TA), Minneapolis, MN. (-23) During takeoff, climb and taxi back, the hydraulic pressure spiked to over 2000 PSI. Landed back at msp with no incident. General dynamics replaced both… - [Incident 20031115030069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031115030069I), Nov 15, 2003: Beech 400A (N709TA), Van Nuys, CA. (-23) On takeoff, aircraft call sign opt 709 reported fuel transfer problems as well as rudder and trim problems. The aircraft returned to vny and landed… - [Incident 20001108024319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001108024319I), Nov 8, 2000: Beech 400A (N709TA), Rochester, MN. (-23) KSS709, a BE-400-A, enroute from fairfield IA (ffl) to minneapolis, MN (msp), diverted to Rochester, MN (rst), due to smoke in the cockpit. The a/c… - [Incident 19990916035459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990916035459I), Sep 16, 1999: Beech 400A (N709TA), Syracuse, NY. (-23) On 9/16/99, N709TA, a Beech jet 400, operated by Raytheon travel, departed from ytz enroute to bos. While enroute, one of the passengers reported smoke… ## Other aircraft with N709TA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N709TA): Northrop F 5F, S/N 75-0721, built 1975 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.