Sterling Air Service LLC

Part 135 operator · designator S3SA

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: STERLING AIR SERVICE, STERLING AIR SERVICE LLC, Sterling Air Service LLC

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 1985-10-27 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA T210NII (N1728U) No injuries Part 91

Operated by STERLING AIR SERVICE (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case DEN86LA015

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty ordered · 2019-12-11 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $7,225 · case closed 2021-06-17

Source: FAA case 2020SW910010

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 2018–2018. Most-reported systems: Structures — general (51) — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: OTHER — 1.

1 report on file.

OTHER · 2018-07-17 Matched by certificate designator
N903SM · ATA 5100

Part: ACTUATOR — CONTAMINATED (SEPARATOR)

PILOTS REPORTED INERTIAL SEPARATOR TRIPPING CB. FAILED PART REMOVED AND FOUND FULL OF LIQUID (WATER) NO SIGN OF EXTERNAL DAMAGE OR POINT OF WATER INTRUSION.

Source: SDR S3SA202001220000

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N1728UOperator named in NTSB report
N281HPILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/472007Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N824SMPILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/472007Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N903SMPILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-121995Valid 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.

  • N1728U — records 1985 · no longer on the FAA registry