McCreery Aviation Company, Inc.

Part 135 operator · designator HLFA

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: MCCREERY AVIATION CO INC, MCCREERY AVIATION COMPANY, INC., McCreery Aviation Company, Inc.

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2021-05-22 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172 (N999MA) Minor injury Part 91

Operated by MCCREERY AVIATION CO INC (per NTSB report)

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a runway sign.

Source: NTSB case CEN21LA235
Accident · 2009-08-31 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 414 (N53DJ) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by MCCREERY AVIATION CO INC (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case CEN10WA072

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty ordered · 2001-01-23 Name match — reviewer confirmed
MaintenanceAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $1,000 · case closed 2001-08-02

Source: FAA case 2001SW170029

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 2012–2013. Most-reported systems: Electrical power (24) — 1; ATA 85 — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: OTHER — 1; VIBRATION/BUFFET — 1.

2 reports on file.

VIBRATION/BUFFET · 2013-03-29 Matched by certificate designator
N421DS · ATA 8530

Part: CYLINDER — SEPARATED (ENGINE)

DURING FLIGHT, ENGINE HAD A SMALL VIBRATION, FOLLOWED BY A LOUD NOISE, PILOT SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND SAFETY LANDED. INITIAL INSPECTION SHOWED RT ENGINE NR 5 CYLINDER SEPARATION FROM CASE BY SHEARING ALL FLANGE BOLTS, CYLINDER DAMAGED RT SIDE ENGINE ACCESSORIES FUEL INJECTION LINES, EXHAUST ASSY AND RT SIDE COWLING AND TOP COWLING. A DETAILED INSPECTION WILL BE CONDUCTED.

Source: SDR HLF2013F00000
OTHER · 2012-04-25 Matched by certificate designator
N26HE · ATA 2434

Part: ALTERNATOR — FAILED (RT ENGINE)

DURING A WALK AROUND CHECK, FOUND ALTERNATOR CAP/ GUARD MISSING. TAKING A CLOSER LOOK, NOTICED BEARING MISSING FROM SHAFT, UNABLE TO FIND CAP OR BEARING.

Source: SDR HLF2012F00000

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N26HECESSNA 421C1979Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N3908CCESSNA 421C1976Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N53DJBELL TEXTRON CANADA LTD 4072022Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N999MACESSNA 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.

  • N999MA (CESSNA 172S) — records 2021 · registered to MCCREERY AVIATION CO INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N421DS (CESSNA 421C) — records 2013 · registered to N421DS LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N53DJ (BELL TEXTRON CANADA LTD 407) — records 2009 · registered to KEYBANK NA (owner ≠ operator)