O BRIEN FLYING SERVICE 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: O BRIEN FLYING SERVICE INC, Obrien's 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 · 2026-02-12 Operator named in NTSB report
AIR TRACTOR AT-502A (N254LA) No injuries Part 137

Operated by O'Brien Flying Service (per NTSB report)

Not yet finalized — may be revised.
Source: NTSB case CEN26LA118
Accident · 2018-07-26 Operator named in NTSB report
Air Tractor AT502 (N254LA) No injuries Part 137

Operated by Obrien's Flying Service Inc (per NTSB report)

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

Source: NTSB case GAA18CA447
Accident · 2009-05-07 Operator named in NTSB report
GULFSTREAM-SCHWEIZER A/C CORP GULFSTREAM (N8080K) No injuries Part 137

Operated by O BRIEN FLYING SERVICE INC (per NTSB report)

A partial loss of engine power due to the Number 8 cylinder head cracking and separating from the barrel.

Source: NTSB case CEN09CA283
Accident · 2005-06-04 Operator named in NTSB report
Grumman G-164B (N6832K) No injuries Part 137

Operated by O'Brien Flying Service, Inc. (per NTSB report)

The failure of the propeller governor which resulted in a forced landing. A contributing factor was the transmission wire.

Source: NTSB case DFW05LA147
Accident · 1993-02-22 Operator named in NTSB report
GRUMMAN G-164B (N48455) No injuries Part 137

Operated by O'BRIEN FLYING SERVICE (per NTSB report)

LANDING PERFORMED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. FACTOR WAS WET GRASSY TERRAIN

Source: NTSB case FTW93LA089
Accident · 1992-05-15 Operator named in NTSB report
GRUMMAN G-164A (N8629H) No injuries Part 137

Operated by O'BRIEN FLYING SERVICE, INC. (per NTSB report)

THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT BRAKE WHICH LED TO A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH TERRAIN IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.

Source: NTSB case FTW92LA137
Accident · 1990-04-13 Operator named in NTSB report
SCHWEIZER G-164B (N48455) No injuries Part 137

Operated by O'BRIEN FLYING SERVICE (per NTSB report)

LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A FROZEN ROCKER ARM.

Source: NTSB case FTW90DRD05

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
N254LAAIR TRACTOR INC AT-502A2016Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N48455GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164B1976Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N6832KGRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164B1978Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N8080KGULFSTREAM-SCHWEIZER A/C CORP GULFSTREAM AM G-164B1979Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N8629HGRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164A1975Valid RegistrationOperator 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.

1 aircraft filed records under this certificate within the last two years but are not in the fleet list we hold — fleet lists can lag actual operations.

  • N8080K (GULFSTREAM-SCHWEIZER A/C CORP GULFSTREAM AM G-164B) — records 2009 · registered to HERSHEY FLYING SERVICE INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N6832K (GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164B) — records 2005 · registered to HERSHEY FLYING SERVICE INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N48455 (GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164B) — records 1990–1993 · registered to CRAWFORD AVIATION SERVICES LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N8629H (GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164A) — records 1992 · registered to HERSHEY FLYING SERVICE INC (owner ≠ operator)