ADVANCED AIR LLC

Part 135 operator · designator 19AA

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Also recorded as: ADVANCED AIR INC, ADVANCED AIR LLC

Accident & enforcement record

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NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2013-09-04 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172R (N368ES) No injuries Part 91

Operated by ADVANCED AIR INC (per NTSB report)

The student pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff.

Source: NTSB case CEN13CA529
Accident · 2012-03-24 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172R (N368ES) No injuries Part 91

Operated by ADVANCED AIR INC (per NTSB report)

The student pilot’s improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

Source: NTSB case CEN12CA213

FAA enforcement actions

No FAA enforcement actions linked to this operator.

Maintenance disclosure history

Service Difficulty Reports are self-reported maintenance findings. The NUMBER of reports is not a measure of reliability — diligent operators file more, not fewer. These are shown for transparency, not as a negative signal. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

Reports span 2013–2025. Most-reported systems: Flight controls (27) — 8; Landing gear (32) — 2; Doors (52) — 2; Engine (72) — 2; Air conditioning & press. (21) — 1 (top 5 of 7 systems, covering 15 of 17 coded reports). Most-common natures of condition, as filed: FLT CONT AFFECTED — 5; WARNING INDICATION — 5; OTHER — 2; INFLIGHT SEPARATION — 1; SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS — 1 (top 5 of 8 conditions, covering 14 of 17 coded reports).

17 reports on file.

VIBRATION/BUFFET; NO WARNING INDICATION · 2025-09-02 Matched by certificate designator
N874SA · ATA 7200

Part: CONTROL SYSTEM — FAULTED

WHEN DECENDING FROM 14K FEET TO 12K FEET, CREW ACTIVATED SPD MODE TO ALLOW CONTROL RATE VIA ENGINE POWER. ONCE ENGINE TORQUE WENT BELOW 10PSI CREW HEARD LOUD BANG FROM FRONT OF AIRCRAFT AND A THUD WAS FELT. NO ENGINE INSTRUMENTS INDICATING ANYTHING WAS WRONG AND NO CASS MESSAGE.

Source: SDR 2025FA0000634
OTHER · 2025-07-23 Matched by certificate designator
N874SA · ATA 3244

Part: TIRE — BLOWN (ZONE 700)

ON JULY 23, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 19:47 LOCAL TIME, FLIGHT 807, OPERATING AIRCRAFT N874SA, EXPERIENCED A LEFT-HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR (LH MLG) TIRE FAILURE DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT. AS A RESULT OF THE TIRE BLOWOUT, THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE TAXIWAY. THE FLIGHT CREW COORDINATED WITH SIGNATURE AVIATION FOR ASSISTANCE, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED TO THE SIGNATURE AVIATION RAMP, CLEARING THE TAXIWAY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

Source: SDR 2025F00165
WARNING INDICATION; FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2021-06-12 Matched by certificate designator
N286JR · ATA 2740

Part: CONTROL UNIT — INTERMITTENT (STAB TRIM) · airframe 3,790 hrs · 1,965 cycles

ON CLIMB OUT FROM KVNY, PILOTS GOT A PRIM STAB TRIM FAIL, MACH TRIM FAIL, RUDDER LIMITER FAIL, CAS MESSAGES. AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS, ALL BUT PRIM STAB TRIM FAIL MESSAGES WENT AWAY AND COULD NOT BE CLEARED. PILOTS REVERTED TO SEC TRIM AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO KVNY SINCE THE AIRCRAFT IS ALTITUDE AND SPEED LIMITED WHEN USING SECONDARY TRIM. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MECHANIC WAS DISPATCHED TO T/S THE PROBLEM. WHEN HE POWERED UP THE PLANE, THE CAS MESSAGE WAS GONE AND THE TRIM SYSTEM RAN NORMALLY. RE-RACKED THE HSTECU AND PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST PER THE M.M. NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR 2021F00058
FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2018-04-22 Matched by certificate designator
N927JC · ATA 2740

Part: TRIM SYSTEM — UNCONTROLLABLE · airframe 3,741 hrs · 4,154 cycles

THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN ELEVATOR TRIM RUNAWAY ON ONE LEG, RESET AND FLEW FINE THE SECOND LEG.  THIRD LEG HAD A RUNAWAY RUDDER TRIM.

Source: SDR PCPR20180427001
WARNING INDICATION · 2018-01-12 Matched by certificate designator
N874SA · ATA 2612

Part: WARNING MESSAGE — ILLUMINATED (FIRE DETECTOR) · airframe 3,103 hrs · 2,825 cycles

FIRE DETECTOR CAS MESSAGE IN FLT. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING.

Source: SDR 8ECA20180112
VIBRATION/BUFFET; WARNING INDICATION · 2017-12-01 Matched by certificate designator
N819SA · ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — VIBRATION · airframe 5,496 hrs · 4,979 cycles

FROM PIREP ON LOGPAGE 3222 ENG CHIP CAS + ENGINE VIBRATION ON DEPARTURE PASSING THROUGH 800' OFF RWY 25 @ KSBA OIL TEMP & OIL PX WERE NORMAL SF4766 MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING IN PROGRESS. WILL UPDATE.

Source: SDR 8ECA2017120100001
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2017-10-12 Matched by certificate designator
N819SA · ATA 5200

Part: MOTOR — SHORTED (ELECTRICAL DOOR) · airframe 5,376 hrs · 4,867 cycles

SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR ELECTRICAL HATCH. AIRCRAFT WAS ON GROUND. TROUBLESHOT SMOKE COMING FROM REAR ELECTRICAL HATCH. FOUND VCCS MOTOR INTERNALLY SHORTING OUT. PERFORMED ENGINE GROUND RUN UPS. INSPECTED REAR BAY CANNOT FIND ANY FURTHER ISSUES AT THIS TIME. REMOVED THE VCCS AND REPLACED WITH A NEW UNIT, COMPLIED WITH SB 17-101.

Source: SDR 8ECA2017101201
OTHER · 2017-01-09 Matched by certificate designator
N817SA · ATA 2700

Part: RELAY — FAILED (TRIM SYS) · airframe 4,060 hrs · 3,822 cycles

UNDER VFR CONDITIONS ON A VISUAL APPROACH, THE FIRST OFFICER WAS HAND FLYING. AT APPROXIMATELY 1500FT AN AURAL TRIM RUNAWAY WARNING WAS ANNOUNCED FOLLOWED BY A MASTER WARNING PITCH TRIM RUNAWAY THAT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE CAS SCREEN. THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND FLAPS WERE SET AT 15 PRIOR TO THE WARNING. THE CAPTAIN SWITCHED THE TRIM INTERRUPT SWITCH AND TOOK OVER CONTROLS. ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AND FORGO THE QRH UNTIL ON THE GROUND. AN EMERGENCY WAS NOT DECLARED.

Source: SDR 2017FA0000007
FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2016-12-16 Matched by certificate designator
N819SA · ATA 2740

Part: RELAY — FAULTY (PITCH TRIM) · airframe 3,928 hrs · 3,516 cycles

PITCH TRIM RUN-AWAY IN FLIGHT WITH OUT AUTO PILOT ENGAGED LEVELING OFF AT 15,000FT MSL.

Source: SDR 2017F00008
FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2016-12-15 Matched by certificate designator
N819SA · ATA 2740

Part: RELAY — FAULTY · airframe 3,928 hrs · 3,516 cycles

PITCH TRIM RUN-AWAY IN FLIGHT WITH OUT AUTOPILOT ENGAGED LEVELING OFF AT 15,000FT MSL.

Source: SDR 3S4A201612160001
WARNING INDICATION · 2016-12-03 Matched by certificate designator
N849SA · ATA 6122

Part: GOVERNOR — MALFUNCTIONED (ZONE 200) · airframe 2,329 hrs · 2,159 cycles

UPON CLIMBING THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET MSL IN A CLIMBING LEFT TURN DIRECT LAX VOR THE ENGINE NP CAST ILLUMINATED. IMMEDIATELY CALLED FOR THE QRH. MEANWHILE OBSERVED ENGINE NP IN EIS WINDOW RAPIDLY DECREASING ( INITIALLY 1650 THEN AS LOW AS 1300 RPM). DECLARED EMERGENCY AND REQUEST IMMEDIATE VECTOR TO RETURN TO HHR. WE WERE GIVEN A HEADING OF 090 AND DESCENT TO 2000 MSL. SLOWED THE AC TO 170 KIAS AND CALLED FOR GEAR EXTENSION FOLLOWED BY FLAPS 15, 30, AND THEN 40 DEGREES DUE TO OUT NEED TO LOOSE ADDITIONAL ALTITUDE WHILE ON HIGH FINAL. DURING THE DESCENT THE ENGINE NP CAS EXTINGUISHED AND ALL RPM/NP AND ENGINE INDICATIONS APPEARED NORMAL. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENCE AND TAXIED BACK TO THE TERMINAL. NOTE, ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS AND PERFORMANCE WERE INDICATING NORMAL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ENGINE NP AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

Source: SDR 2016F00235
WARNING INDICATION · 2016-08-31 Matched by certificate designator
N395RC · ATA 3230

Part: PIN — LOOSE (MLG DOWNLOCK)

ON APPROACH TO LANDING LT MAIN GEAR LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. A GO AROUND WAS INITIATED AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC AREA. NUMEROUS EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSIONS WERE PERFORMED WITH THE SAME RESULT. A LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED WHILE PUMPING THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION HANDLE. ON ROLL OUT THE LT MLG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, NORMAL ROLL OUT FOLLOWED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO MAINTENANCE WHERE THE DRAG LINK DOWN LOCK LEFT MLG WAS INSPECTED. THE DOWNLOCK PIN WAS FOUND LOOSE IN THE DOWNLOCK ASSY WITH THE RELATED SET SCREW BACKED OUT. THIS ALLOWED THE PIN TO ROTATE FREELY. A REVIEW OF O/H PROCEDURES INDICATED THE SET SCREW IS TO BE SECURED WITH THREAD SEALANT. NO SEALANT WAS OBSERVED, THE ASSY WAS DISASSEMBLED AND SEALANT APPLIED IAW THE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES IN THE MM 32-10-00.

Source: SDR 19AA2016F00000
FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2016-07-28 Matched by certificate designator
N849SA · ATA 2731

Part: RELAY — FAILED (PITCH TRIM) · airframe 1,715 hrs · 1,611 cycles

CREW REPORTED AFTER TAKE OFF, THEY OBSERVED PITCH TRIM RUNAWAY CAS MESSAGE ON THERE LOWER MFD SCREEN. RAN THE QRH PROCEDURE AND CALLED TOWER FOR EMERGENCY LANDING BACK TO DEPARTURE.

Source: SDR 2016FA0000349
WARNING INDICATION · 2016-07-15 Matched by certificate designator
N828SA · ATA 2700

Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — TRIPPED (PITCH TRIM) · airframe 2,038 hrs · 1,863 cycles

PITCH TRIM CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED, AUTOPILOT FAIL CAWS ILLUMINATED.

Source: SDR 2016FA0000426
FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2016-07-13 Matched by certificate designator
N853SA · ATA 2720

Part: TRIM SYSTEM — FAILED (RUDDER) · airframe 459 hrs · 413 cycles

PILOT REPORTED RUDDER TRIM RUNAWAY AFTER TAKEOFF DURING CLIMB OUT.

Source: SDR 2016FA0000328
WARNING INDICATION · 2015-12-29 Matched by certificate designator
N828SA · ATA 2130

Part: WARNING MESSAGE — ILLUMINATED (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 971 hrs · 937 cycles

DURING FLIGHT, ACS IN-FLOW CAS MESSAGE AND CABIN PRESSURE WAS RELEASED IN FLIGHT. CREW DIVERTED.

Source: SDR 3S4A2016F00041
INFLIGHT SEPARATION · 2013-10-10 Matched by certificate designator
N575RD · ATA 5210

Part: DOOR — SEPARATED (ZONE 100) · airframe 2,075 hrs · 1,996 cycles

CABIN DOOR SEPARATED FROM ACFT DURING TAKEOFF SEQUENCE FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE ACFT RETURNED TO AIRFIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Source: SDR 2013FA0000597

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N192TFAIRCHILD DORNIER DORNIER 328-3002001Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N192TSMatched by certificate designator
N21RFTEXTRON AVIATION INC B3002019Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N286JRBOMBARDIER INC BD-100-1A102004Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N291EMatched by certificate designator
N337GJMatched by certificate designator
N352PXHAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP B3002010Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N368ESCESSNA 172R1997Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N395AABEECH B3001991Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N395AVRAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY B300Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N395MBRAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY B3002002Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N575ARMatched by certificate designator
N575RDRAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY B3002000Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N817SAPILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/47E2014Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N819SAPILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/47E2014Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N821SAPILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/47E2015Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N828SAPILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/47E2015Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N849SAMatched by certificate designator
N850SAMatched by certificate designator
N853SAPILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/47E2015Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N874SAMatched by certificate designator
N88AQPILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/47E2008Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N927JCPILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/47E2008Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator

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.

  • N395RC (HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP B300) — records 2016 · registered to HEALDSBURG RED CAR PARTNERS LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N368ES (CESSNA 172R) — records 2012–2013 · registered to MINDY LIMITED LLC (owner ≠ operator)