KS Aviation Inc.

Certificate type not established

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: KS Aviation Inc.

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2014-03-05 Operator named in NTSB report
ZENAIR CH2T (N285AM) No injuries Part 91

Operated by KS Aviation (per NTSB report)

A total loss of engine power during approach due to carburetor icing, which resulted in an off-airport landing into trees.

Source: NTSB case WPR14LA153
Accident · 2013-01-26 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 152 (N68757) No injuries Part 91

Operated by KS AVIATION INC (per NTSB report)

The student pilot's inadequate flight planning, which resulted in his getting lost and not being able to return to the airport before the fuel was exhausted and the engine lost power.

Source: NTSB case WPR13LA106
Accident · 2010-05-25 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 152 (N69254) No injuries Part 91

Operated by KS Aviation INC. (per NTSB report)

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

Source: NTSB case WPR10CA263
Accident · 2009-02-18 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 152 (N48761) Minor injury Part 91

Operated by KS Aviation Inc. (per NTSB report)

The loss of engine power due to carburetor icing resulting from the pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat. Contributing to the accident was the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.

Source: NTSB case WPR09LA117
Accident · 2007-04-30 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 172R (N28BC) No injuries Part 91

Operated by KS Aviation, Inc (per NTSB report)

The pilot's improper flare during landing.

Source: NTSB case SEA07CA120
Accident · 2006-04-19 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 152 (N757GF) No injuries Part 91

Operated by KS Aviation (per NTSB report)

the failure of the student and certified flight instructor to maintain directional control and obtain/maintain an adequate airspeed during the attempted go-around. The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight was also causal.

Source: NTSB case LAX06CA143

FAA enforcement actions

No FAA enforcement actions linked to this operator.

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
N285AMBOEING 737-82024Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N28BCHONDA AIRCRAFT CO LLC HA-4202018Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N48761Operator named in NTSB report
N68757Operator named in NTSB report
N69254Operator named in NTSB report
N757GFOperator 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.

  • N285AM (BOEING 737-8) — records 2014 · registered to BANK OF UTAH TRUSTEE (owner ≠ operator)
  • N68757 — records 2013 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N69254 — records 2010 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N48761 — records 2009 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N28BC (HONDA AIRCRAFT CO LLC HA-420) — records 2007 · registered to BANK OF UTAH TRUSTEE (owner ≠ operator)
  • N757GF — records 2006 · no longer on the FAA registry