Airborne Flying Service, Inc.

Part 135 operator · designator PQGA

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: AIRBORNE FLYING SERVICE, INC., ARKANSAS AIR AMBULANCE, Airborne Flying Service, Inc.

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 1992-03-05 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 414 (N69662) Fatal injury Part 135

Operated by AIRBORNE FLYING SERVICE, INC. (per NTSB report)

THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT IN ATTEMPTING FLIGHT AFTER THE AIRPLANE'S FUSELAGE WAS DAMAGED DURING A LOADING OPERATION. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE OPERATOR'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE PROPER WEIGHT AND BALANCE DATA FOR THE AIRPLANE, THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SUPERVISE THE LOADING OPERATION, AND HIS FAILURE TO ACCEPT THE SERVICES OF A MECHANIC TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE.

Source: NTSB case CHI92FA104

FAA enforcement actions

No FAA enforcement actions linked to this operator.

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 2014–2014. Most-reported systems: Landing gear (32) — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: OTHER — 1.

1 report on file.

OTHER · 2014-09-22 Matched by certificate designator
N238PC · ATA 3230

Part: SHUTTLE VALVE — INOPERATIVE (LANDING GEAR)

VALVE PARTIALLY OPENED ALLOWS FLUID THROUGH TO PNUMATIC SIDE. IT IS SUSPECT OF WIND/SIDE LOAD TO PUSH AGAINST IB GEAR DOOR, FORCING HYDRAULIC FLUID PAST VALVE TO PNUMATIC SIDE.

Source: SDR PQG2014F00000

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N237PCPIPER PA-31T21981Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N238PCMatched by certificate designator
N265KQQUEST AIRCRAFT CO INC KODIAK 1002019Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N270KQMatched by certificate designator
N4140GCESSNA 340A1977Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N43DACESSNA 340A1976Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N4579NCESSNA 340A1978Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N69662Operator 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.

  • N69662 — records 1992 · no longer on the FAA registry