Transpac Aviation Academy

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Also recorded as: Transpac Aviation Academy

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

10 records, spanning 2010–2017.

Accident · 2017-08-14 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA28 (N915PA) No injuries Part 91

Operated by TransPac Aviation Academy (per NTSB report)

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

Source: NTSB case GAA17CA487
Accident · 2016-05-12 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA28 (N416PA) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Transpac Aviation Academy (per NTSB report)

The pilot's failure to monitor the parked vehicle, which resulted in a ground collision and substantial damage to the left wing.

Source: NTSB case GAA16CA237
Accident · 2015-05-24 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA 28-181 (N442PA) No injuries Part 91

Operated by TransPac Aviation Academy (per NTSB report)

The pilot's failure to monitor the airplane's wing clearance during taxi, which resulted in a collision with a parked airplane.

Source: NTSB case GAA15CA110
Accident · 2014-02-04 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA 28-181 (N312PA) Serious injury Part 91

Operated by TransPac Aviation Academy (per NTSB report)

The student pilot’s inadvertent positioning of the fuel selector in an intermediate position, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

Source: NTSB case WPR14FA111
Accident · 2013-05-31 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-28-181 (N327PA) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by TransPac Aviation Academy (per NTSB report)

The failure of the pilots in both aircraft to maintain adequate visual lookout in a known training area where multiple aircraft frequently operated, which resulted in a midair collision.

Source: NTSB case WPR13FA254
Accident · 2012-08-30 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-28-181 (N309PA) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Transpac Aviation Academy (per NTSB report)

The flight instructor’s delayed response in correcting the student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

Source: NTSB case WPR12CA380
Accident · 2012-01-06 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA28 (N4175V) No injuries Part 91

Operated by TransPac Aviation Academy (per NTSB report)

The pilot’s inability to maintain directional control during the landing roll for reasons that could not be determined because impact damage precluded determination of the preaccident functionality of the braking and steering systems.

Source: NTSB case WPR12LA076
Accident · 2011-02-25 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-28-181 (N910PA) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by TransPac Aviation Academy (per NTSB report)

The pilot and flight instructor's failure to adequately monitor the flight task and environment while maneuvering to maintain sufficient altitude with rising terrain in dark night conditions and the flight instructor's improper decision to practice in an area known to have no illumination, which led to collision with a rock outcropping.

Source: NTSB case WPR11FA145
Accident · 2010-12-01 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA 28-181 (N4122F) Minor injury Part 91

Operated by TransPac Aviation Academy (per NTSB report)

The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

Source: NTSB case WPR11LA067
Accident · 2010-01-28 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-28-181 (N293PA) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by Transpac Aviation Academy (per NTSB report)

The student pilot’s decision to take off in marginal visual flight rules conditions, which resulted in an encounter with low clouds, and the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from wires while maneuvering in the traffic pattern for landing.

Source: NTSB case WPR10FA120

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
N293PAAMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC MK302024Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N309PAPIPER PA-28-1812002Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N312PAOperator named in NTSB report
N327PAAMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC MK30Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N4122FOperator named in NTSB report
N416PAPIPER PA-28-1812001Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N4175VOperator named in NTSB report
N442PAPIPER PA-28-1812001Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N910PASOCATA TBM 7002017Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N915PAPIPER PA-28-1811999Valid RegistrationOperator 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.

  • N915PA (PIPER PA-28-181) — records 2017 · registered to BIRD ACQUISITION LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N416PA (PIPER PA-28-181) — records 2016 · registered to SKYWEST LEASING INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N442PA (PIPER PA-28-181) — records 2015 · registered to BIRD ACQUISITION LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N312PA — records 2014 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N327PA (AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC MK30) — records 2013 · registered to AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N309PA (PIPER PA-28-181) — records 2012 · registered to BIRD ACQUISITION LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N4175V — records 2012 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N910PA (SOCATA TBM 700) — records 2011 · registered to ALANLEE LOGISTICS LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N4122F — records 2010 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N293PA (AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC MK30) — records 2010 · registered to AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (owner ≠ operator)