WINGS AIR LLC
Also recorded as: WINGS AIR HELICOPTERS LLC, WINGS AIR LLC, Wings Air
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
Operated by WINGS AIR HELICOPTERS LLC (per NTSB report)
The pilot’s failure to maintain stabilized lateral control during landing in gusty conditions which resulted in a dynamic rollover when the skids contacted the platform unevenly.
Operated by WINGS AIR LLC (per NTSB report)
The flight instructor's failure to maintain airspeed during a practice autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent loss of control
FAA enforcement actions
Sanction: $5,000 · case closed 2024-08-26
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 1995–2019. Most-reported systems: Fuselage (53) — 311; Lights (33) — 36; Equipment & furnishings (25) — 17; Wings (57) — 17; Flight controls (27) — 4 (top 5 of 14 systems, covering 385 of 399 coded reports). Most-common natures of condition, as filed: OTHER — 375; NO TEST — 18; SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS — 2; WARNING INDICATION — 2; FLT CONT AFFECTED — 1 (top 5 of 6 conditions, covering 398 of 399 coded reports).
399 reports on file — showing most recent 50.
Part: CONNECTOR — UNLOCKED (NOT REPORTED) · airframe 492 hrs
CUSTOMER REPORTED CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY P/N: C628-6 UNLOCKS AT RANDOM TIMES.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 83,704 hrs · 76,382 cycles
SKIN CRACKED AT BS 690, STR 10L. REPAIRED SKIN PER EA.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 582) · airframe 83,129 hrs · 75,935 cycles
FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT BS 582, STR 10R. REPAIRED SKIN PER EA.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (R1 DOOR) · airframe 82,859 hrs · 75,747 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED HC2 CHECK, FOUND R1 DOOR FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT UPPER AFT CORNER. REMOVED AND REPLACED DOOR IAW MM.
Part: LENS — CRACKED (CABIN) · airframe 82,859 hrs · 75,747 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED HC2 CHECK, FOUND L1 DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN LENS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LENS ASSY PER MM.
Part: LENS — MISSING (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 82,177 hrs · 75,229 cycles
LEFT EMEGENCY LIGHT LENS MISSING AT ROW 20. INSTALLED LENS PER MM.
Part: SLIDE — OUT OF POSITION (L1 DOOR) · airframe 81,601 hrs · 74,779 cycles
L1 DOOR EMERGENCY EVAC SLIDE INADVERTENTLY FELL OUT, DID NOT DEPLOY. RE-INSTALLED SLIDE PER MM AND MT.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 81,170 hrs · 74,442 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED OTS CHECK, FOUND SKIN CRACKED AT BS 294.5+13, STR 23R. REPAIRED SKIN PER SRM.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 81,173 hrs · 74,443 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED SPV CHECK FOUND, SKIN CRACKED AT BS 294.5+13, STR 23R. REPAIRED SKIN PER SRM.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 81,170 hrs · 74,442 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED HC1 CHECK, FOUND SKIN CRACKED BS 294.5+13, STR 23R. REPAIRED SKIN PER SRM.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 80,439 hrs · 73,874 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED MV3 CHECK, FOUND SKIN CRACKED AT BS 735E, STR 14R. REPAIRED SKIN PER EA.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND AFT CARGO FLOOR SUPPORT CORRODED AT BS 859, RBL 13. REPAIRED SUPPORT PER EA.
Part: BEAM — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND LONGITUDINAL BEAM UPPER CHORD CRACKED AT BS 662, LBL 24.5. REPAIRED BEAM PER ER AND EA.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (AFT CARGO) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND CARGO FLOOR SUPPORT CORRODED AT BS 859, LBL 3. REPAIRED SUPPORT PER EA.
Part: SLAT — DELAMINATED (LT WING) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND LT WING NR 1 SLAT T/E DELAMINATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 SLAT PER MM.
Part: HINGE FITTING — CRACKED (L2 DOOR) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND L2 DOOR UPPER HINGE FITTING CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING PER SRM AND BAC DWG.
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND SHEAR TIE CORRODED AT BS 986.5, BETWEEN STR 23R TO STR 24R. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE PER SRM.
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND SHEAR TIE CORRODED AT BS 500D, BETWEEN STR 27R TO STR 28R. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE PER SRM.
Part: STRINGER CLIP — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND STRINGER CLIP CRACKED AT BS 867, STR 1. REMOVED AND REPLACED CLIP PER SRM.
Part: STRINGER CLIP — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND STRINGER CLIP CRACKED AT BS 1006, STR 25L. REMOVED AND REPLACED CLIP PER SRM.
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND SHEAR TIE CORRODED AT BS 767, BETWEEN STR 27L TO STR 27R. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE PER SRM.
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND SHEAR TIE CORRODED AT BS 907, BETWEEN STR 27L TO STR 27R. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE PER SRM.
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND STRINGER CORRODED AT BS 933, STR 25L. REPAIRED STRINGER PER EA.
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND FRAME CORRODED AT BS 947, RBL 17. REPAIRED FRAME PER SRM.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT L1 DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT. REPAIRED SKIN PER ER.
Part: SLAT — DELAMINATED (LT WING) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND LT WING NR 2 SLAT I/B TRAILING EDGE CORNER DELAMINATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 SLAT PER SRM.
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND SHEAR TIE CORRODED AT BS 787, BETWEEN STR 26R TO STR 27R. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE PER SRM AND BAC DWG.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND SKIN CORRODED AT BS 986.5, BETWEEN STR 23R TO STR 24R. REPAIRED SKIN PER SWA EA.
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND SHEAR TIE CORRODED AT BS 500C, BETWEEN STR 26R TO STR 27R. REPAIRED SHEAR TIE PER SRM.
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND SHEAR TIE CORRODED AT BS 887, BETWEEN STR 27L TO STR 27R. REPAIRED SHEAR TIE PER SRM.
Part: SPLICE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND VERTICAL BEAM SPLICE CRACKED AT BS 727, LBL 45. REMOVED AND REPLACED SPLICE PER SRM AND BAC DWG.
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND SHEAR TIE CORRODED AT BS 727C, BETWEEN STR 26L TO STR 27L. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE PER SRM.
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND SHEAR TIE CORRODED AT BS 727C, BETWEEN STR 26R TO STR 27R. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE PER SRM.
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND FRAME CORRODED AT BS 727E, BETWEEN STR 26R TO STR 27R. REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME PER SRM AND BAC DWG.
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND STRINGER CORRODED AT BS 782, STR 26R. REPAIRED STRINGER PER SRM.
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND STRINGER CORRODED AT BS 995, STR 25L. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRINGER PER SRM.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND TIE FITTING CORRODED AT BS 1016, STR 23L. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING PER SRM AND BAC DWG.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND LONGITUDINAL FLOORBEAM CRACKED AT BS 727B, RBL 24.8. REMOVED AND REPLACED BEAM PER SRM AND BAC DWG.
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND SHEAR TIE CORRODED BETWEEN BS 847 TO BS 727. REPAIRED SHEAR TIE PER SRM.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND SKIN CORRODED AT BS 964, STR 27R. REPAIRED SKIN PER SRM.
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND STRINGER CORRODED AT BS 964, STR 27R. REPAIRED STRINGER SECTION PER SRM.
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND STRINGER CORRODED BETWEEN BS 490 TO BS 500A, STR 28R. REPAIRED STRINGER PER SRM.
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND SHEAR TIE CORRODED AT BS 500, BETWEEN STR 26R TO STR 27R. REPAIRED SHEAR TIE PER SRM.
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND SHEAR TIE CORRODED AT BS 500D, BETWEEN STR 26L TO STR 27L. REPAIRED SHEAR TIE PER SRM.
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND SHEAR TIE CORRODED AT BS 520, BETWEEN STR 27R TO STR 28R. REPAIRED SHEAR TIE PER SRM.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND LT SPLICE ANGLE CRACKED AT BS 540, BETWEEN STR 21L TO STR 22L. REMOVED AND REPLACED ANGLE PER BAC DWG.
Part: STRINGER CLIP — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND STRINGER CLIP CRACKED AT BS 294, STR 13L. REMOVED AND REPLACED CLIP PER SRM.
Part: STRINGER CLIP — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND STRINGER CLIP CRACKED AT BS 294, STR 12L. REMOVED AND REPLACED CLIP PER SRM.
Part: STRINGER CLIP — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND STRINGER CLIP CRACKED AT BS 360, STR 8L. REMOVED AND REPLACED CLIP PER SRM.
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 79,362 hrs · 73,076 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED 26Y CHECK, FOUND SHEAR TIE CORRODED AT BS 727E, BETWEEN STR 26R TO STR 27R. REPAIRED SHEAR TIE PER SRM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| N2056J | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N27WA | AEROSPATIALE AS350BA | 1994 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N310SW | AIRBUS HELICOPTERS AS 350B3 | 2014 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N718WA | EUROCOPTER/FRANCE AS355N TWINSTAR | — | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N929WA | ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II | 2018 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designatorOperator named in NTSB report |
| NPKWFV | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report |
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.