ALEXANDRIA AVIATION INC

Part 135 operator · designator BENA

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: ALEXANDRIA AVIATION INC, ALEXANDRIA AVIATION INC.

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 1992-07-06 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-34-200T (N188AL) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by ALEXANDRIA AVIATION INC. (per NTSB report)

THE LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION/VERTIGO.

Source: NTSB case BFO92FA088

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty ordered · 2018-03-22 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $1,760 · case closed 2022-01-19

Source: FAA case 2018SW910024

Maintenance disclosure history

Service Difficulty Reports are self-reported maintenance findings. The NUMBER of reports is not a measure of reliability — diligent operators file more, not fewer. These are shown for transparency, not as a negative signal. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

Reports span 1995–1998. Most-reported systems: Wings (57) — 2; Landing gear (32) — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: OTHER — 2; FALSE WARNING — 1.

3 reports on file.

FALSE WARNING · 1998-12-10 Matched by certificate designator
N74972 · ATA 3260

Part: SWITCH — FAILED (RT MLG)

UPON GEAR EXTENSION FOR LANDING, RIGHT MAIN GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. CYCLED GEAR, NO HELP. FLY-BY TOWER AND GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DOWNLOCK SWITCH REPLACED AND GEAR RETRACTION ACCOMPLISHED. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE GEAR SWITCHES EVERY TWO YEARS AND SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH GEAR REPLACEMENT.

Source: SDR 99ZZZX506
OTHER · 1995-10-09 Matched by certificate designator
N74972 · ATA 5751

Part: SPAR — CRACKED (RT AILERON)

ON COMPLIANCE WITH PIPER SB 974, AILERON HINGE INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT, FOUND BOTH AILERON SPAR AND RIB CRACKED ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT AILERONS. CRACKS NOT VISIBLE UNLESS AILERON HINGE BRACKETS ARE REMOVED.

Source: SDR 95ZZZX5969
OTHER · 1995-10-09 Matched by certificate designator
N74972 · ATA 5751

Part: SPAR — CRACKED (LT AILERON)

ON COMPLIANCE WITH PIPER SB 974, AILERON HINGE INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT, FOUND BOTH AILERON SPAR AND RIB CRACKED ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT AILERONS. CRACKS NOT VISIBLE UNLESS AILERON HINGE BRACKETS ARE REMOVED.

Source: SDR 95ZZZX5970

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N188ALBEECH 200—Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N74972PIPER PA-31-3501973Valid 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.

  • N188AL (BEECH 200) — records 1992 · registered to ALM HOLDINGS DELAWARE 3 LLC (owner ≠ operator)