US Dept Of Agriculture

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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: US Dept Of Agriculture

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2020-01-08 Operator named in NTSB report
Hughes OH 6A (N6186U) Minor injury PUBU

Operated by US Dept Of Agriculture (per NTSB report)

A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

Source: NTSB case ERA20LA071
Accident · 2007-07-23 Operator named in NTSB report
Bell 205 A1++ (N205BR) Fatal injury Part 133

Operated by US Dept. of Agriculture (per NTSB report)

the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the trees during a long-line operation. Contributing factors were the Forest Service's inadequate communication between crews, failure to properly assess the safety of the intended drop zone, reduced visibility to the right side of the helicopter, and the trees.

Source: NTSB case LAX07TA227
Accident · 1999-02-19 Operator named in NTSB report
Christen Industries A-1 (N2UJ) No injuries Part 91

Operated by US DEPT OF AGRICULTURE (per NTSB report)

Failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from terrain. A factor was the dust devil encountered by the airplane.

Source: NTSB case LAX99TA105
Accident · 1998-03-11 Operator named in NTSB report
Christen Industries A-1 (N9615G) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE (per NTSB report)

The trainee-pilot's failure to maintain altitude during a low level turn. Contributing factors were the pilot-in-command's diverted attention inside the airplane, his failure to report the trainee's deficient airplane handling abilities, and the shoulder harness's incorrect seatback attachment location which was not rectified during required inspections.

Source: NTSB case LAX98GA110
Accident · 1995-09-12 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna U206G (N6355U) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE (per NTSB report)

the pilot-in-command's failure to assure that adequate airspeed was maintained.

Source: NTSB case LAX95GA334

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
N205BRVANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-12IS2021Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N2UJOperator named in NTSB report
N6186UOperator named in NTSB report
N6355UOperator named in NTSB report
N9615GOperator 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.

  • N6186U — records 2020 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N205BR (VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-12IS) — records 2007 · registered to DAHLBERG SEAN (owner ≠ operator)
  • N2UJ — records 1999 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N9615G — records 1998 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N6355U — records 1995 · no longer on the FAA registry