AUSTIN AVIATION INC

Part 135 operator · designator UY8A

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: AUSTIN AVIATION INC, Austin Aviation, N/A

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2021-10-18 Operator named in NTSB report
BEECH 200 (N996LM) No injuries Part 135

Operated by Austin Aviation (per NTSB report)

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance with the parked fuel truck while taxiing for takeoff. Contributing to the outcome was the pilot’s decision to park the airplane in the congested ramp area and his excessive taxi speed.

Source: NTSB case ERA22LA019

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty ordered · 2021-10-18 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Flight operationsAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $5,000 · case closed 2024-02-22

Source: FAA case 2022SO130004
Civil penalty ordered · 2020-10-27 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Records & reportsAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $2,500 · case closed 2021-08-23

Source: FAA case 2021SO130004
Civil penalty ordered · 2020-02-13 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $4,500 · case closed 2021-06-21

Source: FAA case 2020SO950022
Civil penalty ordered · 2020-02-04 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Flight operationsAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $5,000 · case closed 2021-08-23

Source: FAA case 2021SO130001

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 2022–2022. Most-reported systems: Landing gear (32) — 1; Nacelles / pylons (54) — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: FLUID LOSS — 1; NO WARNING INDICATION; FALSE WARNING — 1.

2 reports on file.

FLUID LOSS · 2022-06-08 Matched by certificate designator
N996LM · ATA 5410

Part: FILTER — DIRTY (ZONE 400) · airframe 12,167 hrs · 9,770 cycles

LH ENG NACELLE VISUAL INSPECTION COMPLIED WITH, LH DRAIN MANIFOLD HAS A LEAK CORRECTIVE ACTION :REMOVED CLEANED AND SERVICED LH ENGINE FUEL COLLECTOR FILTER, IAW BEECHCRAFT KING AIR 200 AMM 71-70-01. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED AT THIS TIME.ENGINE RUN-UP AND OPERATIONAL TEST SATISFACTORY

Source: SDR 9LMR202206080001
NO WARNING INDICATION; FALSE WARNING · 2022-03-22 Matched by certificate designator
N600AC · ATA 3260

Part: TEST SWITCH — CREW ERROR (ZONE 200) · airframe 14,322 hrs · 18,218 cycles

LANDING GEAR INDICATOR GREEN LIGHT PRESS-TO-TEST, REMOVED, INSPECTED AND RE-INSTALLED . NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED AT THIS TIME. LANDING GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM INSPECTION COMPLIED WITH, FOR PROPER OPERATION, WARNING HORN AND LIGHT, BY TWO COMPLETE CYCLES, OPERATIONAL TEST SATISFACTORY. IAW BEECHCRAFT KING AIR 90 SERIES AMM 32-60-01. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED AT THIS TIME.

Source: SDR 9LMR032222N600AC

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N600ACBEECH E-901976Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N996LMMatched by certificate designatorOperator named in NTSB report