MAINE INSTRUMENT FLIGHT

Part 135 operator · designator BFYA

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: MAINE INSTRUMENT FLIGHT, SPRINTBACH AVIATION

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2026-05-01 Operator named in NTSB report
BEECH C23 (N18516) No injuries Part 91

Operated by MAINE INSTRUMENT FLIGHT (per NTSB report)

Not yet finalized — may be revised.
Source: NTSB case ERA26LA196
Accident · 2017-09-14 Operator named in NTSB report
BEECH C23 (N2120W) No injuries Part 91

Operated by MAINE INSTRUMENT FLIGHT (per NTSB report)

The pilot's delay in applying carburetor heat, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.

Source: NTSB case ERA17LA325
Accident · 2016-03-30 Operator named in NTSB report
BEECH C23 (N2397E) No injuries Part 91

Operated by MAINE INSTRUMENT FLIGHT (per NTSB report)

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll on a runway contaminated with ice and snow, which resulted in a runway excursion and an impact with a snowbank.

Source: NTSB case GAA16CA191

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty ordered · 2023-09-14 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $15,000 · case closed 2025-05-02

Source: FAA case 2024SO950005
Civil penalty ordered · 2011-09-15 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $5,000 · case closed 2012-07-18

Source: FAA case 2011SO950324

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
N1546RBEECH F33A1994Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N18516BEECH C231981Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N2120WOperator named in NTSB report
N2397EBEECH C231977Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N3330MBEECH 581979Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N3694LBEECH 581980Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N595TMBEECH C90A1990Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N7217HBEECH 581984Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N76WCPIPER PA-34-200T1975Valid 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.

1 aircraft filed records under this certificate within the last two years but are not in the fleet list we hold — fleet lists can lag actual operations.

  • N2120W — records 2017 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N2397E (BEECH C23) — records 2016 · registered to MAINE INSTRUMENT FLIGHT (owner ≠ operator)