Purdue Aviation Llc

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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: Purdue Aviation Llc

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2026-01-28 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172 (N51204) No injuries Part 91

Operated by PURDUE AVIATION LLC (per NTSB report)

The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student during a stall recovery that developed into unusual attitude and exceedance of the airplane’s never exceed airspeed which resulted in structural damage to the airplane.

Source: NTSB case CEN26LA106
Accident · 2023-08-26 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-44-180 (N767PA) No injuries Part 91

Operated by PURDUE AVIATION LLC (per NTSB report)

An in-flight collision with a bird during initial climb.

Source: NTSB case CEN23LA384
Accident · 2020-09-21 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 172RG (N6330V) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Purdue Aviation Llc (per NTSB report)

The separation failure of a landing gear system hydraulic line and its compression fitting during cruise flight, which resulted in a partial gear up landing.

Source: NTSB case CEN20CA416
Accident · 2019-09-25 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 152 (N6450B) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Purdue Aviation Llc (per NTSB report)

The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent nose landing gear collapse.

Source: NTSB case GAA19CA571

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
N51204CESSNA 172PValid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N6330VCESSNA 172RGValid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N6450BOperator named in NTSB report
N767PAPIPER PA-44-1802002Valid 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.

  • N767PA (PIPER PA-44-180) — records 2023 · registered to PURDUE AVIATION LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N6330V (CESSNA 172RG) — records 2020 · registered to LEGACY LSA LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N6450B — records 2019 · no longer on the FAA registry