MINUTEMAN AVIATION INC

Part 135 operator · designator MINA

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: GLACIER HELI TOURS, MINUTEMAN AVIATION INC, Minuteman Aviation Inc, Minuteman Aviation, Inc.

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Acc · 2014-09-11 Operator named in NTSB report
BELL 407 (N142MA) Minor injury Part 133

Operated by MINUTEMAN AVIATION INC (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case WPR14CA373
Acc · 2014-04-04 Operator named in NTSB report
BELL 206B III (N43MA) Minor injury Part 91

Operated by MINUTEMAN AVIATION INC (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case WPR14LA159
Acc · 2008-08-28 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA TR182 (N5523T) None injury Part 135

Operated by Minuteman Aviation, Inc. (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case LAX08LA284

FAA enforcement actions

FAA enforcement records haven't been loaded into GroundCheck yet, so none can be shown — a gap in our data, not evidence of a clean enforcement history.

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.

4 reports on file.

O · 2008-09-05 Matched by certificate designator
N43MA · ATA 7230

THIRD STAGE COMPRESSOR BLADE, ONE OF THE BLADES WAS "THROWN" FROM THE PART. NOTE: THIS COMPRESSOR WHEEL IS A ONE-PIECE BLADE DISK. (K)

Source: SDR 2008FA0000609 · FAA SDRS
R · 2006-06-03 Matched by certificate designator
N402MA · ATA 7320

ONE OF THE AIR LINES THAT RUNS FROM THE FUEL CONTROL TO THE OVERSPEED SOLENOID CRACKED AT A FLARE, CAUSING ENGINE TO DECEL.

Source: SDR 47540060306 · FAA SDRS
O · 2002-05-30 Matched by certificate designator
N640MA · ATA 7603

FRAYED CABLE FOUND DURING ROUTINE 100 HOUR INSPECTION. FRAYED PORTION IN AFT FUSELAGE ON A 90 DEGREE TURN PULLEY. FOUND AND REPLACED. (SW15200209702)

Source: SDR HMN2002F00001 · FAA SDRS
O · 2002-05-21 Matched by certificate designator
N640MA · ATA 7603

DURING INSPECTION IN THE AFT FUSELAGE FOUND ONE OF THE ENGINE CONTROL CABLES FRAYED WHERE THE CABLE GOES OVER A PULLEY AND TURNS 90 DEGREES. THIS IS THE 2ND OF THREE REPORTED BY THE SAME OPERATOR IN 90 DAYS. ALL HAVE BEEN THE LEFT ENGINE CONTROL

Source: SDR 2002FA0000750 · FAA SDRS

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N142MABELL 4071996Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N144MABELL 4071998Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N181MABELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 4072007Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N210MABELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC 2102007Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N38MABELL 206BValid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N402MABELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 4072008Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N43MABELL 206B-III1991Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N43MABELL 206B-III1991Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N48MAMatched by certificate designator
N49MABELL 206-L41992Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N5523TCESSNA TR1821982Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N640MABELL 4072002Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N6631MCESSNA 182P1975Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N78BRBELL 206B1988Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator