Aviation Services Unlimited LLC

Part 135 operator · designator R73A

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: AVIATION SERVICES UNLIMITED INC, AVIATION SERVICES UNLIMITED LLC, Aviation Services Unlimited LLC

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2021-06-29 Operator named in NTSB report
BELL 206 (N134VG) Minor injury Part 91

Operated by Aviation Services Unlimited LLC (per NTSB report)

The pilot's improper termination of a practice autorotation with power recovery, which resulted in low rotor rpm, an unstable landing, and a rollover. Contributing to the accident was the evaluator's inadequate oversight.

Source: NTSB case ERA21LA275

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty ordered · 2004-08-26 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $3,000 · case closed 2005-05-16

Source: FAA case 2004EA910150

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 2021–2021. Most-reported systems: Engine (72) — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: WARNING INDICATION — 1.

1 report on file.

WARNING INDICATION · 2021-03-08 Matched by certificate designator
N134VG · ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — MAKING METAL · airframe 174,472 hrs · 16,686 cycles

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE PILOT OBSERVED THE "ENGINE CHIP" CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PIC LANDED SAFELY IN A NEARBY FOOTBALL FIELD. FOUND (1) SMALL METAL SLIVER ON THE ENGINE'S LOWER MAGNETIC PLUG.

Source: SDR R73A20210315001

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N104ASMatched by certificate designator
N134VGMatched by certificate designatorOperator named in NTSB report
N472MBELL 206B1994Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N49TVBELL 206BValid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator