Hetrick Air Services, Inc.

Part 135 operator · designator VKDA

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: HETRICK AIR SERVICES INC., HETRICK AIR SERVICES, INC., Hetrick Air Services, Inc.

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2017-06-10 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172 (N99HV) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Hetrick Air Services (per NTSB report)

The student pilot's incorrect control application during landing after a simulated engine failure, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing, and the flight instructor's delayed action to perform a go-around in gusting wind conditions.

Source: NTSB case GAA17CA351
Accident · 2010-12-07 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172S (N99HV) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Hetrick Air Services INC (per NTSB report)

The student pilot’s non-stabilized approach and improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

Source: NTSB case CEN11CA100
Accident · 2010-03-10 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172S (N99HV) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Hetrick Air Services, Inc (per NTSB report)

The student pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate glide path during approach. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's decision to continue the approach instead of going around.

Source: NTSB case CEN10CA163
Accident · 2009-01-18 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172S (N2465H) No injuries Part 91

Operated by HETRICK AIR SERVICES INC. (per NTSB report)

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during the touch-and-go. Contributing to the accident were the gusty crosswinds.

Source: NTSB case CEN09CA141

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
N172FRCESSNA 172S2008Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N2465HOperator named in NTSB report
N26RFHAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP B3002010Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N292TGHAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP B3002011Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N99HVCESSNA 172S2005Valid 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.

  • N99HV (CESSNA 172S) — records 2010–2017 · registered to AEROHAWK LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N2465H — records 2009 · no longer on the FAA registry