Sun Country Airlines, Inc.

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: SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES INC, Sun Country Airlines, Inc.

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Incident · 2022-02-04 Operator named in NTSB report
BOEING 737-8K2 (N817SY) No injuries Part 121

Operated by Sun Country Airlines, Inc. (per NTSB report)

The fatigue failure of the right main landing gear initiated by liquid metal embrittlement by cadmium at arc burn locations in the outer cylinder tooling hole area. The arc burns were likely the result of operator error during stylus cadmium plating operations during overhaul.

Source: NTSB case ENG22FA009
Accident · 2000-09-10 Operator named in NTSB report
Boeing 727-224 (N296SC) No injuries Part 121

Operated by SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES (per NTSB report)

The fatigue failure of the wheel assembly. A factor was the inadequate inspection procedures prior to the issuance of a service bulletin.

Source: NTSB case CHI00LA296
Accident · 1999-05-28 Operator named in NTSB report
Boeing 727 (N282SC) No injuries Part 121

Operated by SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES (per NTSB report)

Inadequate visual lookout by the tug operator. A factor in this accident was inadequate pushback procedures by the airline which failed to provide proper assistance (wing walkers) to the tug operator.

Source: NTSB case NYC99LA127
Accident · 1996-12-22 Operator named in NTSB report
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-15 (N151SY) Serious injury Part 121

Operated by SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES, INC. (per NTSB report)

the ramp agent's failure to maintain a good situational awareness of the push-back. A factor was the dark night lighting conditions and the general communication failure of the ground push-back crew.

Source: NTSB case LAX97LA073

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty ordered (hazmat) · 2000-09-20 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Hazardous materialsAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $68,750 · case closed 2005-02-28

Source: FAA case 2000SW760089
Civil penalty ordered · 2000-02-11 Name match — reviewer confirmed
SecurityScheduled air carrier

Sanction: $5,500 · case closed 2001-05-03

Source: FAA case 2000WP720080
Civil penalty ordered · 2000-02-01 Name match — reviewer confirmed
SecurityScheduled air carrier

Sanction: $4,500 · case closed 2001-05-02

Source: FAA case 2000GL730069
Civil penalty · 1998-10-19 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $12,000 · case closed 2000-05-10

Source: FAA case 1999GL910005
Civil penalty ordered · 1996-10-07 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Records & reportsAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $4,500 · case closed 1999-04-27

Source: FAA case 1996GL150116
Civil penalty ordered · date unknown Name match — reviewer confirmed
Maintenance

Sanction: 44000 · case closed 2002-08-26

Source: FAA case 2000SO050116

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
N151SYEMBRAER S A ERJ 170-200 LR2015Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N282SCDJI MAVIC 3 ENTER THERMValid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N296SCBRANDON WILSON TITANIUM CUBValid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N817SYOperator 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.

  • N817SY — records 2022 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N296SC (BRANDON WILSON TITANIUM CUB) — records 2000 · registered to WILSON BRANDON R (owner ≠ operator)
  • N282SC (DJI MAVIC 3 ENTER THERM) — records 1999 · registered to ST CHALRES PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICE (owner ≠ operator)
  • N151SY (EMBRAER S A ERJ 170-200 LR) — records 1996 · registered to SKYWEST AIRLINES INC (owner ≠ operator)