U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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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: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

11 records, spanning 1996–2014.

Accident · 2014-10-19 Operator named in NTSB report
CUB CRAFTERS INC CC18-180 (N537CC) No injuries PUBU

Operated by US Fish and Wildlife Service (per NTSB report)

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while attempting to drag an off-airport landing site.

Source: NTSB case ANC15TA003
Accident · 2012-09-30 Operator named in NTSB report
QUEST AIRCRAFT COMPANY LLC KODIAK 100 (N745) No injuries PUBU

Operated by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (per NTSB report)

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing, which resulted in a collision with the water. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's lack of experience conducting waterborne operations in the accident make and model airplane and the public aircraft operator’s lack of training standardization.

Source: NTSB case ANC12GA114
Accident · 2010-02-11 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-18-150 (N278Z) No injuries PUBU

Operated by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (per NTSB report)

A total loss of engine power due to the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat in conditions conducive to carburetor ice.

Source: NTSB case ANC10TA017
Accident · 2005-08-20 Operator named in NTSB report
Piper PA-18-150 (N13833) No injuries Part 91

Operated by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (per NTSB report)

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in the airplane nosing down during the landing roll. A factor associated with the accident was the rough and uneven terrain.

Source: NTSB case ANC05TA126
Accident · 2002-06-07 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 185 (N749) No injuries PUBU

Operated by U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (per NTSB report)

The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions during landing at a remote lake, resulting in a downwind landing. Factors contributing to the accident were the presence of a tailwind, and an icy lake surface.

Source: NTSB case ANC02TA045
Accident · 2001-04-21 Operator named in NTSB report
Piper PA-18 (N745) No injuries Part 91

Operated by U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (per NTSB report)

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and inadequate weather evaluation resulting in a loss of directional control during the landing roll. Factors in the accident were the presence of a quartering tailwind, and an inadvertent ground loop.

Source: NTSB case ANC01TA049
Accident · 2000-02-07 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna A185F (N721) Minor injury PUBU

Operated by U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (per NTSB report)

Failure of the pilot in command to maintain directional control, resulting in an inadvertent ground loop. A factor was the crosswind.

Source: NTSB case DEN00TA049
Accident · 1998-11-06 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna TR182 (N756YE) Fatal injury PUBU

Operated by U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE (per NTSB report)

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude and/or clearance over a power line crossing the river, resulting in collision with a static wire at the top of the crossing structure. Factors included the static wire, and inadequate marking of the static wire.

Source: NTSB case SEA99TA010
Accident · 1997-06-27 Operator named in NTSB report
Piper PA-18-180 (N3685Z) No injuries Part 91

Operated by U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (per NTSB report)

The second pilot/dual student's failure to maintain a proper glidepath, and the pilot-in-command/flight instructor's inadequate supervision. A factor associated with the accident was a downdraft.

Source: NTSB case ANC97TA095
Accident · 1997-06-04 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna U206F (N736) No injuries Part 91

Operated by U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (per NTSB report)

The pilot's misjudgment of the prevailing wind conditions during landing.

Source: NTSB case ANC97TA085
Accident · 1996-07-04 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 185 (N185CA) Minor injury Part 91

Operated by U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (per NTSB report)

fatigue failure of the engine crankshaft. A factor related to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

Source: NTSB case ANC96TA095

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
N13833PIPER PA-18-1501972Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N185CACESSNA A185F1985Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N278ZPIPER PA-18-1501981Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N3685ZPIPER PA-18-1501960Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N537CCCUB CRAFTERS INC CC18-1802013Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N721CESSNA TU206G1981Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N736QUEST AIRCRAFT COMPANY LLC KODIAK 1002009Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N745Operator named in NTSB report
N749CESSNA A185F1982Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N756YEOperator 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.

  • N537CC (CUB CRAFTERS INC CC18-180) — records 2014 · registered to KINCAID JAMES B (owner ≠ operator)
  • N745 — records 2001–2012 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N278Z (PIPER PA-18-150) — records 2010 · registered to KENNERSON ROBERT L (owner ≠ operator)
  • N13833 (PIPER PA-18-150) — records 2005 · registered to FOX KEVIN B (owner ≠ operator)
  • N749 (CESSNA A185F) — records 2002 · registered to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR (owner ≠ operator)
  • N721 (CESSNA TU206G) — records 2000 · registered to DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (owner ≠ operator)
  • N756YE — records 1998 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N3685Z (PIPER PA-18-150) — records 1997 · registered to MAUS CHRISTOPHER J (owner ≠ operator)
  • N736 (QUEST AIRCRAFT COMPANY LLC KODIAK 100) — records 1997 · registered to UNITED STATES DEPT OF THE INTERIOR (owner ≠ operator)
  • N185CA (CESSNA A185F) — records 1996 · registered to SIKES FARMS LLC (owner ≠ operator)