DESERT AIR TRANSPORT, INC.

Part 135 operator · designator D7TA

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: DESERT AIR, DESERT AIR TRANSPORT, INC., Desert Air Transport Inc., Desert Air Transport, Inc.

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Acc · 2026-05-08 Operator named in NTSB report
DOUGLAS DC3C (N115U) None injury Part 135

Operated by Desert Air Transport Inc. (per NTSB report)

Not yet finalized — may be revised.
Source: NTSB case ANC26LA040

FAA enforcement actions

FAA enforcement records haven't been loaded into GroundCheck yet, so none can be shown — a gap in our data, not evidence of a clean enforcement history.

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.

6 reports on file.

E · 2021-10-21 Matched by certificate designator
N44587 · ATA 8500

ENGINE SHUT DOWN ON FLIGHT TO AKIAK - RIGHT ENGINE #6 CYLINDER CRACKED BETWEEN BARREL AND HEAD.

Source: SDR D7TA20211 · FAA SDRS
N · 2019-12-20 Matched by certificate designator
N272R · ATA 2612

UPON CLIMB - PASSING THROUGH 8500 FEET. THE FIRE WARNING FOR THE RIGHT ENGINE FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED AND THE FIRE BELL WAS GOING OFF. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND FEATHER AND RETURNED TO BASE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE, IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE AN INDICATION ISSUE WITH NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE BEING FOUND. AIRCRAFT IS STILL BEING INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE INDICATION.

Source: SDR D7TA201912230001 · FAA SDRS
M J · 2017-09-07 Matched by certificate designator
N272R · ATA 7200

ENGINE HAD HIGH TEMPERATURE AND LOW OIL PRESSURE.

Source: SDR D7TA201709140001 · FAA SDRS
K E R · 2013-09-04 Matched by certificate designator
N272R · ATA 8530

CYLINDER FAILURE AT ENGINE SHUTDOWN.

Source: SDR D7TA20130912001 · FAA SDRS
E · 2012-08-17 Matched by certificate designator
N44587 · ATA 8530

NUMBER ONE CYLINDER FAILURE ON THE RIGHT ENGINE.

Source: SDR D7TA2012090800001 · FAA SDRS
O · 1997-06-26 Matched by certificate designator
N59314 · ATA 8530

INTAKE VALVE ON NR 5M CYLINDER CAME APART AND PUNCHED A HOLE IN FRONT TOP OF CYLINDER WALL AND HEAD.

Source: SDR 97ZZZX3343 · FAA SDRS

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N115UDOUGLAS DC3C1944Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N272RDOUGLAS DC3C1944Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N44587DOUGLAS DC3C1944Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N59314DOUGLAS DC3CValid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator