PALO ALTO FLYING CLUB
Also recorded as: PALO ALTO FLYING CLUB
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
Operated by PALO ALTO FLYING CLUB (per NTSB report)
failure of the CFI to ensure that the pilot under instruction adequately understood the engine out procedure during the preflight planning phase of the flight; failure of the pilot under instruction to obtain/maintain directional control; and the inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action of the CFI during the engine out procedure. The pilot under instruction's misunderstanding of the engine out procedure was a factor in the accident.
Operated by PALO ALTO FLYING CLUB (per NTSB report)
The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during takeoff climb.
Operated by PALO ALTO FLYING CLUB (per NTSB report)
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance between the airplane's wing and a parked fuel truck.
Operated by PALO ALTO FLYING CLUB (per NTSB report)
THE CFI'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT, THE IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING BY THE CREW, AND THE LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN GIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION BY THE CFI. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE: THE DUAL STUDENT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, THE CFI'S FAILURE TO ISSUE PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES TO THE STUDENT, AND THE CFI'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.
Operated by PALO ALTO FLYING CLUB (per NTSB report)
AN INADVERTENT ENCOUNTER WITH RAIN AND ICING CONDITIONS. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT INCLUDED ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS CONSISTING OF RAIN, ICING, AND DARKNESS, AND THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITIES TO DEAL WITH THE ENCOUNTERED WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N152SC | CZECH SPORT AIRCRAFT A S SPORTCRUISER | 2011 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N49420 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N5400M | DJI AGRAS T100 | — | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N5550L | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N69208 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N81019 | MORETTI HENRY JR RV8 | 2014 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N89174 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N89374 | — | — | 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.
- N5400M (DJI AGRAS T100) — records 2003 · registered to MASON KENNARD FARMS LLC (owner ≠ operator)
- N81019 (MORETTI HENRY JR RV8) — records 2000 · registered to BISHOP LUKE (owner ≠ operator)
- N5550L — records 1998 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N69208 — records 1993 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N89174 — records 1993 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N152SC (CZECH SPORT AIRCRAFT A S SPORTCRUISER) — records 1987 · registered to GRAND DOUGLAS V (owner ≠ operator)
- N89374 — records 1986 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N49420 — records 1986 · no longer on the FAA registry