Rainbow Air, Inc.

Part 135 operator · designator R5WA

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: RAINBOW AIR, RAINBOW AIR INC, RAINBOW AIR, INC., Rainbow Air, Inc.

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 1994-06-01 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-28R-201T (N36025) Minor injury Part 91

Operated by RAINBOW AIR (per NTSB report)

the fatigue fracture of the crankshaft due to improper maintenance installation of the number 1 cylinder and the inadequate torquing of the case through bolts at that location.

Source: NTSB case LAX94LA233

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty ordered · 2015-05-21 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $3,000 · case closed 2016-11-22

Source: FAA case 2015SO950210

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
N36025——Operator named in NTSB report
N420KTMD HELICOPTERS INC 369E2008Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N64RSMD HELICOPTERS INC 369E1989Valid RegistrationMatched 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.

  • N36025 — records 1994 · no longer on the FAA registry