Airgate Aviation, Inc

Part 135 operator · designator 1AGA

Data confidence: Records are linked by certificate number, aircraft registration, or a name match that a reviewer has confirmed. Each record below shows how it was linked.

Also recorded as: AIRGATE AVIATION INC, AIRGATE AVIATION, INC, Airgate Aviation, Inc

Accident & enforcement record

Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.

NTSB accidents & incidents

No NTSB accidents or incidents linked to this operator.

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty ordered · 2022-01-25 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $3,400 · case closed 2025-09-29

Source: FAA case 2022SO950047
Civil penalty ordered · 2020-10-05 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $6,750 · case closed 2022-02-28

Source: FAA case 2021EA910004
Civil penalty · 2018-02-15 Name match — reviewer confirmed
MaintenanceAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $35,000 · case closed 2021-12-03

Source: FAA case 2018SO150010
Civil penalty · 2009-11-27 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing program

Sanction: $4,200 · case closed 2010-09-07

Source: FAA case 2010SO950095

Maintenance disclosure history

Service Difficulty Reports are self-reported maintenance findings. The NUMBER of reports is not a measure of reliability — diligent operators file more, not fewer. These are shown for transparency, not as a negative signal. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

Reports span 2009–2009. Most-reported systems: Flight controls (27) — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: OTHER — 1.

1 report on file.

OTHER · 2009-07-18 Matched by certificate designator
N11BN · ATA 2730

Part: CONTROL CABLE — WORN (ELEVATORS) · airframe 10,960 hrs · 21,066 cycles

DURING A 100HR INSPECTION FOUND ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLE APPROXIMATELY 50 PERCENT WORN THROUGH. THE SUBJECT WAS NEAR THE FLAP SYSTEM REDUCTION UNIT. THERE IS A PHENOLIC CHAFE AREA FOR THE ELEVATOR CABLE TO RIDE ON. THIS IS WHERE THE CABLE WAS WORN. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO PHENOLIC INDICATING EXTREME PRESSURES. CABLE TENSION WAS CORRECT AT TIME OF DISCOVERY. NO APPARENT REASON FOR IMMEDIATE FAILURE. SUSPECT THIS CABLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED APPROPRIATELY, ZONE 151 TECH PUBS REV 34 PAGE 1-8 FIGURE 1-2.

Source: SDR NE6A09160911BN

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N11BNCESSNA 414A1979Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N2735JCESSNA 414A1980Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator