VERTICAL LIMIT AVIATION LLC

Part 135 operator · designator 5VLA

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: VERTICAL LIMIT AVIATION LLC, Vertical Limit Aviation

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2014-09-26 Operator named in NTSB report
ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA (N7026J) Minor injury Part 91

Operated by Vertical Limit Aviation (per NTSB report)

The pilot's failure to maintain main rotor rpm during a pinnacle approach, which resulted in a loss of helicopter control and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to attempt the approach given the helicopter's weight and the high-density altitude.

Source: NTSB case CEN14LA520

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty ordered · 2022-01-06 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $4,000 · case closed 2023-03-23

Source: FAA case 2022SW910001

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
N463RABELL 206B1997Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N566NHROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II2004Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N7026JOperator 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.

  • N7026J — records 2014 · no longer on the FAA registry