Branch River Air Service, Inc

Part 135 operator · designator EQWA

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: BRANCH RIVER AIR SERVICE INC, BRANCH RIVER AIR SERVICE, INC, Branch River Air, Branch River Air Service, Branch River Air 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 · 2022-09-18 Operator named in NTSB report
DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 (N24BR) Minor injury Part 135

Operated by Branch River Air Service Inc. (per NTSB report)

The pilot’s loss of control during takeoff in gusting wind conditions.

Source: NTSB case ANC22LA078
Accident · 2021-08-01 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA U206F (N9608G) Minor injury Part 135

Operated by Branch River Air Service Inc (per NTSB report)

The pilot’s improper decision to continue a takeoff attempt when it became evident that the airplane would not become airborne before reaching the departure end shoreline.

Source: NTSB case ANC21LA066
Accident · 2021-07-19 Operator named in NTSB report
DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 MK 1 (N68080) No injuries Part 135

Operated by Branch River Air Service, Inc. (per NTSB report)

The pilot’s exceedance of the floatplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control.

Source: NTSB case ANC21LA062
Accident · 2010-08-21 Operator named in NTSB report
DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 (N9313Z) Fatal injury Part 135

Operated by Branch River Air Service (per NTSB report)

Undetermined.

Source: NTSB case ANC10FA100
Accident · 2007-10-07 Operator named in NTSB report
de Havilland DHC-2 (N24BR) Minor injury Part 135

Operated by Branch River Air (per NTSB report)

The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty wind conditions during the final approach to land, which resulted in the airplane colliding with terrain. A factor contributing to the accident was the gusty wind.

Source: NTSB case ANC08CA002
Accident · 2007-08-18 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna U206G (N4773U) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Branch River Air (per NTSB report)

The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty wind conditions, which resulted in the float-equipped airplane's right wing striking the bottom of the shallow lake, while taxiing for takeoff. A factor contributing to the accident was the gusty wind condition.

Source: NTSB case ANC07CA089
Accident · 1988-09-11 Operator named in NTSB report
de Havilland DHC-2 (N67207) No injuries Part 135

Operated by BRANCH RIVER AIR SERVICE (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case ANC88LA137

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty ordered · 2023-10-17 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $12,500 · case closed 2024-10-22

Source: FAA case 2024WP910030

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
N24BRDEHAVILLAND DHC-21953Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designatorOperator named in NTSB report
N30PLDEHAVILLAND BEAVER DHC-2 MK.11964Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N4773UCESSNA U206G1979Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designatorOperator named in NTSB report
N5217GDEHAVILLAND BEAVER DHC-2 MK.11954Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N67207Operator named in NTSB report
N68080DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 MK 11954Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designatorOperator named in NTSB report
N9313ZOperator named in NTSB report
N9608GCESSNA U206F1972Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designatorOperator 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.

  • N9313Z — records 2010 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N67207 — records 1988 · no longer on the FAA registry