Orbic Air, LLC
Also recorded as: ORBIC AIR HELICOPTER CHARTERS, ORBIC AIR HELICOPTER TOURS, ORBIC AIR LLC, ORBIC AIR, LLC, Orbic Air, Orbic Air, LLC
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
Operated by ORBIC AIR LLC (per NTSB report)
The pilot’s decision to continue the visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot’s spatial disorientation and loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the company’s inadequate oversight of its safety management processes, including ensuring the pilots were accurately completing and updating the flight risk analysis, logging maintenance discrepancies, and ensuring the helicopter met Part 135 regulations before departure.
Operated by Orbic Air LLC (per NTSB report)
The pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control while maneuvering during takeoff.
Operated by Orbic Air (per NTSB report)
The pilot's decision to conduct a flight in dark night conditions with an illuminated cockpit light that degraded his visibility and his ability to identify and arrest the helicopter's descent while maneuvering, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
FAA enforcement actions
Sanction: $3,300 · case closed 2018-06-25
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-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N130CZ | AIRBUS HELICOPTERS EC 130B4 | 2006 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designatorOperator named in NTSB report |
| N59518 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N624WC | ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II | 2015 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N721BB | ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II | 2008 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N741LS | ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II | 2007 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N7535G | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N893P | ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II | 2010 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
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.