Compass Airlines, LLC

Certificate type not established

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: COMPASS AIRLINES LLC, Compass Airlines, LLC

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2019-02-13 Operator named in NTSB report
Embraer ERJ170 (N613CZ) Serious injury Part 121

Operated by Compass Airlines (per NTSB report)

an inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence that resulted in a TCAS RA, which required an abrupt control input by the flight crew to resolve the conflict.

Source: NTSB case DCA19CA081
Accident · 2018-06-16 Operator named in NTSB report
EMBRAER ERJ175 (N637CZ) Serious injury Part 121

Operated by Compass Airlines (per NTSB report)

an unexpected encounter with clear air turbulence.

Source: NTSB case DCA18CA255
Incident · 2017-02-15 Operator named in NTSB report
EMBRAER S A ERJ 170-200 LR (N214NN) Part 121

Operated by Compass Airlines (per NTSB report)

The local controller's issuance of a landing clearance for runway 28L to the ERJ170, and the subsequent issuance of line up and wait instructions to the A320 for runway 28L,  resulting in a runway incursion.

Source: NTSB case OPS17IA014
Accident · 2015-08-07 Operator named in NTSB report
EMBRAER E175 (N204NN) Serious injury Part 121

Operated by Compass Airlines LLC (per NTSB report)

The airplane's encounter with moderate turbulence during descent, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant who was not securely seated. Contributing to the accident was the flight attendant's decision to continue to secure items before the flight crew made an announcement that it was safe to continue with the service activities.

Source: NTSB case WPR15LA239
Accident · 2014-10-22 Operator named in NTSB report
EMBRAER-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE ERJ 170 200 LR (N622CZ) No injuries Part 121

Operated by Compass Airlines (per NTSB report)

the B757 Captain's failure to maintain a safe clearance between his wing and the wingtip of the ERJ-170. Contributing to the accident was the positioning of the ERJ-170 by the Compass ground personnel.

Source: NTSB case DCA15CA012
Accident · 2010-11-15 Operator named in NTSB report
EMBRAER ERJ 170-200 LR (N604CZ) No injuries Part 121

Operated by Compass Airlines, LLC (per NTSB report)

The in-flight collision with a flock of birds during climb.

Source: NTSB case CEN11LA072

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty ordered · 2020-03-09 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $15,000 · case closed 2021-09-07

Source: FAA case 2020SW910020
Civil penalty ordered · 2017-01-23 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Flight operationsAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $25,000 · case closed 2019-03-04

Source: FAA case 2017GL150007
Civil penalty ordered · 2016-09-21 Name match — reviewer confirmed
MaintenanceAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $125,000 · case closed 2020-08-20

Source: FAA case 2016GL150034
Civil penalty ordered · 2013-02-12 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Flight operationsAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $20,000 · case closed 2014-06-03

Source: FAA case 2013EA270017
Civil penalty ordered · 2012-10-18 Name match — reviewer confirmed
MaintenanceAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $33,000 · case closed 2014-03-19

Source: FAA case 2013EA270006
Penalty compromised — no finding of violation · 2011-03-18 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Flight-crew trainingAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $18,750 · case closed 2014-08-21

Source: FAA case 2011EA270028

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
N204NNEMBRAER S A ERJ 170-200 LR2015Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N214NNEMBRAER S A ERJ 170-200 LR2015Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N604CZEMBRAER-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE ERJ 170-200 LR2007Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N613CZEMBRAER-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE ERJ 170-200 LR2008Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N622CZOperator named in NTSB report
N637CZOperator 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.

  • N613CZ (EMBRAER-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE ERJ 170-200 LR) — records 2019 · registered to DELTA AIR LINES INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N637CZ — records 2018 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N214NN (EMBRAER S A ERJ 170-200 LR) — records 2017 · registered to AMERICAN AIRLINES INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N204NN (EMBRAER S A ERJ 170-200 LR) — records 2015 · registered to AMERICAN AIRLINES INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N622CZ — records 2014 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N604CZ (EMBRAER-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE ERJ 170-200 LR) — records 2010 · registered to DELTA AIR LINES INC (owner ≠ operator)