CALIFORNIA AVIATION SERVICES INC

Part 135 operator

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: CALIFORNIA AVIATION 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 · 2019-10-17 Operator named in NTSB report
Robinson R22 (N4066S) No injuries Part 91

Operated by California Aviation Services Inc (per NTSB report)

The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper approach and the flight instructor's subsequent failure to maintain an adequate climb rate during an attempted go-around in gusting tailwind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing and dynamic rollover.

Source: NTSB case GAA20CA035
Accident · 2016-03-17 Operator named in NTSB report
ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R22 (N9076U) No injuries Part 91

Operated by CALIFORNIA AVIATION SERVICES INC (per NTSB report)

The student pilot's incorrect action performance by not applying sufficient pressure to the right anti-torque pedal, resulting in an uncontrollable left yaw, and ground impact.

Source: NTSB case GAA16CA151
Accident · 1986-07-04 Operator named in NTSB report
BEECH C24R (N66287) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by CALIFORNIA AVIATION SERVICES (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case LAX86FA278
Accident · 1983-11-25 Operator named in NTSB report
BEECH C24R (N3824R) No injuries Part 135

Operated by CALIFORNIA AVIATION SERVICES — On-demand air taxi (135) Operator Does Business As: (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case LAX84LA093
Accident · 1983-11-06 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 150H (N23268) Minor injury Part 91

Operated by CALIFORNIA AVIATION SERVICES (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case LAX84LA050

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
N23268Operator named in NTSB report
N3824RBEECH C24R1980Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N4066SOperator named in NTSB report
N66287Operator named in NTSB report
N9076UOperator 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.

  • N4066S — records 2019 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N9076U — records 2016 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N66287 — records 1986 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N3824R (BEECH C24R) — records 1983 · now operated by Above All Aviation, Inc.
  • N23268 — records 1983 · no longer on the FAA registry