Sun Aviation, Inc.

Part 135 operator · designator ECWA

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: SUN AVIATION, Sun 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 · 1991-04-02 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-28-181 (N8156E) No injuries Part 91

Operated by SUN AVIATION, INC. (per NTSB report)

FAILURE OF MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO FOLLOW DIRECTIONS OF A SERVICE BULLETIN DURING THE MAJOR OVERHAUL OF THE ENGINE. THIS RESULTED IN FAILURE TO DETECT A FOREIGN OBJECT UNDER THE CRANKSHAFT GEAR. AS A RESULT THE CRANKSHAFT GEAR BECAME LOOSE AND QUIT TURNING RESULTING IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

Source: NTSB case MIA91LA115
Accident · 1988-10-31 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-28-181 (N8211P) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by SUN AVIATION (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case ATL89FA222
Accident · 1987-12-26 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 150M (N704XX) No injuries Part 91

Operated by SUN AVIATION (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case CHI88LA036

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
N505XPRAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY 400AValid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N704XXCESSNA 150M1976Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N8156EOperator named in NTSB report
N8211POperator 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.

  • N8156E — records 1991 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N8211P — records 1988 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N704XX (CESSNA 150M) — records 1987 · registered to SAUMER STEVEN E (owner ≠ operator)