Rico Aviation LLC

Part 135 operator · designator R4CA

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: RICO AVIATION LLC, Rico Aviation LLC

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2017-04-28 Operator named in NTSB report
PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC 12 (N933DC) Fatal injury Part 135

Operated by RICO AVIATION LLC (per NTSB report)

The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation during the initial climb after takeoff in night instrument meteorological conditions and moderate turbulence.

Source: NTSB case CEN17FA168

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty ordered · 2018-03-22 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $3,300 · case closed 2018-09-06

Source: FAA case 2018SW910031
Civil penalty ordered · 2017-05-18 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Records & reportsAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $8,000 · case closed 2019-03-08

Source: FAA case 2017SW130017

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
N36MHHAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP B200GT2008Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N913DCCESSNA 525A2003Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N933DCDJI AGRAS T30Valid 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.

  • N933DC (DJI AGRAS T30) — records 2017 · registered to DOUGLAS COUNTY HEALTH DEPT (owner ≠ operator)