ERA AVIATION INC

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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: ERA AVIATION INC

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

10 records, spanning 1988–2013.

Accident · 2013-10-23 Operator named in NTSB report
BEECH 1900C (N575U) No injuries Part 121

Operated by ERA AVIATION INC (per NTSB report)

The first officer inadvertently selecting the landing gear handle up after touchdown during the landing rollout. Contributing to the accident was the first officer's decision to reconfigure the airplane while still on the active runway.

Source: NTSB case DCA14FA002
Incident · 2012-09-05 Operator named in NTSB report
DE HAVILLAND DHC8 (N886EA) No injuries Part 121

Operated by ERA AVIATION INC (per NTSB report)

an in-flight loss of control due to the flight crew's inattention to airspeed, pitch attitude, and engine power during the climb leading to an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the incident was the flight crew's failure to recognize and properly recover from an aerodynamic stall in a timely manner.

Source: NTSB case DCA12IA141
Accident · 2004-03-23 Operator named in NTSB report
Sikorsky S76A++ (N579EH) Fatal injury Part 135

Operated by ERA Aviation, Inc. (per NTSB report)

the flight crew's failure to identify and arrest the helicopter's descent for undetermined reasons, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

Source: NTSB case DCA04MA030
Accident · 1999-06-09 Operator named in NTSB report
Bell 206B (N265AH) Minor injury Part 135

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

The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing/takeoff area, and his failure to maintain clearance from terrain. Factors associated with the accident are the confined/congested landing/takeoff area, and rocks/boulders in the takeoff area.

Source: NTSB case ANC99LA072
Accident · 1999-05-25 Operator named in NTSB report
de Havilland DHC-6-300 (N72GC) No injuries Part 121

Operated by ERA AVIATION INC. (per NTSB report)

An in-flight collision with a bird.

Source: NTSB case ANC99LA064
Accident · 1992-08-16 Operator named in NTSB report
MBB BO 105CBS-4 (N295EH) No injuries Part 135

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

LOSS OF POWER TO BOTH ENGINES FROM FUEL STARVATION DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SWITCH ON THE MAIN FUEL BOOST PUMPS.

Source: NTSB case FTW92LA212
Accident · 1992-04-28 Operator named in NTSB report
Bell B206 II (N371EH) Minor injury Part 135

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

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE COMPANY PROCEDURES AND DIRECTIVES. FACTOR WAS THE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

Source: NTSB case ANC92LA065
Incident · 1991-08-08 Operator named in NTSB report
Bell 412 (N177EH) No injuries Part 135

Operated by ERA AVIATION INC. (per NTSB report)

THE MECHANIC'S FAILURE TO ASSEMBLE THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT CORRECTLY AND THE SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF INSPECTION PROCEDURES FOR OFFSHORE MAINTENANCE.

Source: NTSB case FTW91IA143
Accident · 1990-09-09 Operator named in NTSB report
Bell 206B (N385EH) Serious injury Part 133

Operated by ERA AVIATION INC. (per NTSB report)

THE FAILURE OF THE COMPRESSOR END OF THE AIR COMPRESSOR SCROLL TO TEE TUBE ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SPOOL DOWN. THE FORCED LANDING IN ENEVEN, UNPREPARED, AND LIGHTLY FORESTED TERRAIN WERE FACTORS.

Source: NTSB case ANC90LA170
Accident · 1988-12-04 Operator named in NTSB report
de Havilland DHC-6 (N525EH) No injuries Part 135

Operated by ERA AVIATION (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case ANC89LA021

FAA enforcement actions

11 actions, spanning 1998–2014.

Civil penalty ordered · 2014-02-21 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $17,000 · case closed 2014-12-10

Source: FAA case 2014WP910097
Civil penalty ordered · 2014-02-07 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Records & reportsAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $11,000 · case closed 2014-09-08

Source: FAA case 2014AL070012
Civil penalty ordered · 2013-04-12 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Records & reportsAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $8,000 · case closed 2013-11-19

Source: FAA case 2013AL070027
Civil penalty · 2012-02-09 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $59,665 · case closed 2012-06-22

Source: FAA case 2012NM910023
Civil penalty ordered · 2010-06-09 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Training (other)Air carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $6,500 · case closed 2011-01-28

Source: FAA case 2010AL070007
Action · 2010-05-26 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Air carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: 14000 · case closed 2012-08-13

Source: FAA case 2010AL070004
Civil penalty · 2003-12-05 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Flight operationsAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $3,000 · case closed 2004-05-24

Source: FAA case 2004AL030033
Civil penalty · 1999-03-23 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Hazardous materialsAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $3,000 · case closed 2000-01-27

Source: FAA case 1999AL700069
Penalty · 1999-03-18 Name match — reviewer confirmed
MaintenanceAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $1,100 · case closed 1999-10-07

Source: FAA case 1999AL030094
Civil penalty · 1998-01-23 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $11,000 · case closed 2000-10-17

Source: FAA case 1998AL910078
Civil penalty ordered · date unknown Name match — reviewer confirmed
Maintenance

Sanction: $5,000 · case closed 2003-04-03

Source: FAA case 2001WP130073

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
N177EHOperator named in NTSB report
N265AHOperator named in NTSB report
N295EHOperator named in NTSB report
N371EHOperator named in NTSB report
N385EHOperator named in NTSB report
N525EHOperator named in NTSB report
N575UOperator named in NTSB report
N579EHOperator named in NTSB report
N72GCOperator named in NTSB report
N886EAOperator 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.

  • N575U — records 2013 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N886EA — records 2012 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N579EH — records 2004 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N265AH — records 1999 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N72GC — records 1999 · now operated by Grand Canyon Airlines, Inc.
  • N295EH — records 1992 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N371EH — records 1992 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N177EH — records 1991 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N385EH — records 1990 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N525EH — records 1988 · no longer on the FAA registry