SHELDON AIR SERVICE LLC

Part 135 operator · designator EMWC

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: SHELDON AIR SERVICE LLC, Sheldon Air Service

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2019-07-17 Matched by aircraft (N-number)
Cessna A185 (N121EE) No injuries Part 135

A fracture of the right outboard landing gear bracket for undetermined reasons.

Source: NTSB case ANC19LA049
Accident · 2011-11-23 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA A185F (N121EE) No injuries Part 135

Operated by Sheldon Air Service (per NTSB report)

A broken wheel/ski clevis pin, which allowed the ski to pivot upward and strike the right wing lift strut.

Source: NTSB case ANC12CA010

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty ordered · 2016-04-20 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $4,500 · case closed 2017-11-15

Source: FAA case 2016WP910102

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 2011–2012. Most-reported systems: Landing gear (32) — 1; ATA 85 — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: OTHER — 1; PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS; ENGINE STOPPAGE — 1.

2 reports on file.

PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS; ENGINE STOPPAGE · 2012-07-22 Matched by certificate designator
N93DG · ATA 8500

Part: ENGINE — SEIZED · airframe 32,629 hrs

DURING TAKEOFF ONCE THE AIRCRAFT REACHED 100 FT, THE ENGINE SEIZED. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING BACK AT AIRPORT. ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND ANOTHER INSTALLED. OPEN

Source: SDR 2012F00149
OTHER · 2011-11-26 Matched by certificate designator
N121EE · ATA 3230

Part: CABLE — DAMAGED (ZONE 700) · airframe 10,060 hrs

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, AFT SKI CABLE ATTACH CLEVIS PIN CAME LOOSE. CLEVIS PIN AND DIAPER PIN HOLDING CLEVIS DEPARTED ACFT. AFT SKI CABLE CAME LOOSE AND SKI FLIPPED FORWARD AND STRUCK WING LIFT STRUT, DENTING THE STRUT. PILOT MADE A SAFE LANDING. LIFT STRUT, AND SKI CHECK CABLE WERE REPLACED. SKI WAS REPAIRED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A SECOND HOLE IN THE AFT SKI CABLE ATTACH FITTING ON THE ACFT NEEDED A SECOND HOLE. A SECOND HOLE WAS DRILLED AND REAMED. THIS SECOND HOLE ALLOWS FOR THE REAR SKI CABLE AND REAR CHECK CABLE TO BE ATTACHED AT SEPARATE PLACES ON THE FITTING RATHER THAN ONE POINT AT BEFORE. ALSO THE CABLES WERE REATTACHED WITH AN BOLTS AND LOW PROFILE NUTS TO PROVIDE A MORE POSITIVE CONNECTION THAN THE PREVIOUS HARDWARE. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR EMWC2012F00070

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N121EECESSNA A185F1979Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designatorOperator named in NTSB report
N2749DEHAVILLAND BEAVER U-6A1970Valid 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.

  • N93DG (DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)) — records 2012 · registered to AIRCRAFT MARKETING & LEASING LLC (owner ≠ operator)