Narrative:

I am employed by a large part 135 air carrier and light aircraft manufacturer. I was assigned to deliver an aircraft that had just undergone an avionics installment, to its owner. I was dispatched to fly the aircraft, a beech bonanza, from ZZZ, us, to the owner. I performed a complete preflight, received training on the new avionics installed, and filed an IFR flight plan for the 60 mi flight. I was the only passenger on the aircraft and the flight was uneventful. Upon arriving at owner's airport, the aircraft owner informed me that the aircraft was out of annual inspection and the last annual was 1997. Annual was expired by 4 days and my company did not have a ferry permit for the aircraft. I then called dispatch and found that only the avionics manager knew the aircraft was out of annual. I spoke with the avionics manager before the flight, but he didn't tell me or dispatch this. Upon closer investigation of this incident, it was found that the company requires all maintenance flts are to be dispatched through central dispatch so they can track maintenance inspections.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BEECH 35 AFTER AVIONICS INSTALLATION WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE DUE TO OUT OF ANNUAL INSPECTION TIME AND OPERATED WITHOUT A MAINT FERRY PERMIT.

Narrative: I AM EMPLOYED BY A LARGE PART 135 ACR AND LIGHT ACFT MANUFACTURER. I WAS ASSIGNED TO DELIVER AN ACFT THAT HAD JUST UNDERGONE AN AVIONICS INSTALLMENT, TO ITS OWNER. I WAS DISPATCHED TO FLY THE ACFT, A BEECH BONANZA, FROM ZZZ, US, TO THE OWNER. I PERFORMED A COMPLETE PREFLT, RECEIVED TRAINING ON THE NEW AVIONICS INSTALLED, AND FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN FOR THE 60 MI FLT. I WAS THE ONLY PAX ON THE ACFT AND THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL. UPON ARRIVING AT OWNER'S ARPT, THE ACFT OWNER INFORMED ME THAT THE ACFT WAS OUT OF ANNUAL INSPECTION AND THE LAST ANNUAL WAS 1997. ANNUAL WAS EXPIRED BY 4 DAYS AND MY COMPANY DID NOT HAVE A FERRY PERMIT FOR THE ACFT. I THEN CALLED DISPATCH AND FOUND THAT ONLY THE AVIONICS MGR KNEW THE ACFT WAS OUT OF ANNUAL. I SPOKE WITH THE AVIONICS MGR BEFORE THE FLT, BUT HE DIDN'T TELL ME OR DISPATCH THIS. UPON CLOSER INVESTIGATION OF THIS INCIDENT, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE COMPANY REQUIRES ALL MAINT FLTS ARE TO BE DISPATCHED THROUGH CENTRAL DISPATCH SO THEY CAN TRACK MAINT INSPECTIONS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.