GRAND AIR EXPRESS

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Also recorded as: GRAND AIR EXPRESS

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 1996-01-27 Operator named in NTSB report
Aerostar 601 (N162GA) Serious injury Part 135

Operated by GRAND AIR EXPRESS (per NTSB report)

loss of power in the right engine for undetermined reason(s), and the accumulation of structural ice on the airplane, which resulted in an increased rate of descent and a subsequent forced landing before the pilot could reach an alternate airport. Factors relating to the accident were: the adverse weather (icing) conditions, darkness, fog, and the lack of suitable terrain in the emergency landing area.

Source: NTSB case BFO96LA040

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
N162GACESSNA 208B1998Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report

Aircraft with earlier records under this certificate

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