SunWest Aviation, Inc.

Part 135 operator · designator JDFA

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: SunWest Aviation, Inc., Sunwest Aviation Ltd.

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2009-03-17 Operator named in NTSB report
Gates Learjet Corporation Learjet 55 (NCGCIL) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Sunwest Aviation Ltd. (per NTSB report)

The flight crew's failure to follow the manufacturer’s aircraft flight manual emergency procedures following a rejected takeoff that required a high energy stop inspection. Contributing to the accident was the flight's exceedence of the aircraft's maximum brake energy weight.

Source: NTSB case WPR09LA151
Accident · 1985-12-29 Operator named in NTSB report
Mooney M20K (N1152T) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by SUNWEST AVIATION, INC. (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case SEA86FA033
Accident · 1985-07-13 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-38-112 (N25678) No injuries Part 91

Operated by SUNWEST AVIATION (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case SEA85LA163

FAA enforcement actions

No FAA enforcement actions linked to this operator.

Maintenance disclosure history

No maintenance difficulty reports on file. Note: SDR filing is largely voluntary, so absence is not evidence of a clean maintenance history.

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N1152TOperator named in NTSB report
N25678Operator named in NTSB report
N444LPRAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY B200Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
NCGCILOperator named in NTSB report

Aircraft with earlier records under this certificate

Maintenance and accident records on this page also cover aircraft that are not in this operator's current FAA fleet list. Charter and management fleets change — owners switch management companies, sell, or export aircraft. Where the registry shows what became of a tail, it is noted below.

  • NCGCIL — records 2009 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N1152T — records 1985 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N25678 — records 1985 · no longer on the FAA registry