MOYER AVIATION INC

Part 135 operator · designator CDHA

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: MOYER 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 · 2021-06-25 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172S (N5185U) No injuries Part 91

Operated by MOYER AVIATION INC (per NTSB report)

The pilot’s loss of aircraft control following a bounced landing.

Source: NTSB case ERA21LA282
Accident · 2016-08-23 Matched by aircraft (N-number)
CESSNA 172 (N9480E) No injuries Part 91

The student pilot's distraction during taxi operations, which resulted in the airplane's left wing impacting a hangar.

Source: NTSB case GAA16CA447
Accident · 2009-10-06 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172S (N66087) No injuries Part 91

Operated by MOYER AVIATION INC (per NTSB report)

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from terrain while on short final.

Source: NTSB case ERA10CA008
Accident · 1981-11-15 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-32 (N178RB) Fatal injury

Operated by MOYER AVIATION (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case NYC82FA009

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty ordered · 2022-03-11 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $13,000 · case closed 2022-10-21

Source: FAA case 2022SO950036

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 2001–2009. Most-reported systems: Electrical power (24) — 1; Engine oil (79) — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: FLUID LOSS — 1; OTHER — 1.

2 reports on file.

OTHER · 2009-01-02 Matched by certificate designator
N41166 · ATA 2400

Part: SWITCH — CONTAMINATED

FLIGHT CREW COMPLAINED OF FLICKERING VOLTMETER AND AMMETER ON LAST FLIGHT. INSP REVEALED RT 90 AMP ALTERNATOR BUSS FEED CIRCUIT BREAKER SEVERELY OVERHEATED AND CRACKED. SUSPECT FAILURE PRECIPITATED BY WATER INGESTION. BOTH BREAKERS WERE REPLACED, AS WELL AS SOME WIRING REPAIRS MADE. THIS AREA ON THIS MODEL AIRPLANE IS A KNOWN RAINWATER CONTAMINATION PROBLEM, PARTICULARLY ON ACFT WITH CREW DOOR.

Source: SDR CDH2009F00000
FLUID LOSS · 2001-05-14 Matched by certificate designator
N151GS · ATA 7921

Part: OIL COOLER — CRACKED (OIL SYSTEM)

OVERHAULED OIL COOLER CRACKED AT LOWER MOUNTING FLANGE. REPLACEMENT OVERHAULED OIL FAILED (ONE OF THE CENTER TUBES BURST) INFLIGHT AFTER 1.5 HOURS. ENGINE LOST 4 QUARTS IN 10 MINUTES.

Source: SDR CDH2001F00000

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N178RBOperator named in NTSB report
N41166PIPER PA-31-3501984Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N5185UCESSNA 172S2002Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designatorOperator named in NTSB report
N66087Operator named in NTSB report
N938PMPIPER PA-31-3501983Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N9480ECESSNA 172N1979Valid 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.

  • N66087 — records 2009 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N151GS — records 2001 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N178RB — records 1981 · no longer on the FAA registry