Exec 1 Aviation, Inc.

Part 135 operator · designator X1AA

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: EXEC 1 AVIATION, INC, EXEC 1 AVIATION, INC., Exec 1 Aviation, Exec 1 Aviation, Inc.

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2013-05-13 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172S (N947SP) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Exec 1 Aviation (per NTSB report)

The student pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.

Source: NTSB case CEN13CA289

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty ordered · 2015-07-01 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Flight operationsAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $15,000 · case closed 2016-06-23

Source: FAA case 2015CE010020
Civil penalty · 2015-06-29 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Flight-crew trainingAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $25,000 · case closed 2019-11-06

Source: FAA case 2015CE010019

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 2010–2017. Most-reported systems: Landing gear (32) — 3; Flight controls (27) — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: WARNING INDICATION — 2; FLT CONT AFFECTED — 1; FLT CONT AFFECTED; WARNING INDICATION — 1.

4 reports on file.

FLT CONT AFFECTED; WARNING INDICATION · 2017-11-15 Matched by certificate designator
N424SK · ATA 2750

Part: CONTROL CABLE — BROKEN (TE FLAP) · airframe 9,054 hrs · 7,741 cycles

PILOT REPORT FLAP ASYMMETRY WARNING DURING APPROACH. FOUND FLAP CABLES ON RIGHT WING LOOSE. EXAMINED A RUSTED AREA OF THE CABLE BY PULLING ON IT AND IT PULLED OUT OF ITS SWAGGED FITTING.

Source: SDR 2017FA0000596
FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2013-09-18 Matched by certificate designator
N10FG · ATA 3297

Part: WIRE — BROKEN (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 12,748 hrs · 8,372 cycles

LANDING GEAR FAILED TO UNLOCK AND RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOTS ATTEMPTED TO RECYCLE WITH NO EFFECT, RETURN TO POINT OF DEPARTURE WITH THEE GREEN LIGHTS, GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. PREVIOUS, MX ON INSTRUMENT PANEL MAY HAVE STRESSED WIRING BUNDLE AND LANDING GEAR SWITCH SOLDIER CONNECTIONS. REPAIR WAS MADE, LANDING GEAR TESTS AND A TEST FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. NO FURTHER MALFUNCTIONS REPORTED.

Source: SDR X1AA201309200676
WARNING INDICATION · 2013-03-21 Matched by certificate designator
N633RT · ATA 3230

Part: SWITCH — INTERMITTENT (MLG) · airframe 8,420 hrs · 8,072 cycles

SNOW AND ICE CONTAMINATION OF LANDING GEAR CAUSING A FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE RETRACT CYCLE. SUSPECTED FAILED UPLOCK SWITCH AFTER GEAR WAS THAWED OUT. ALSO FOUND RIGHT LANDING LIGHT BRACKET MISALIGNED, SUSPECTED THAT THE DE-ICING PROCEDURE IN TORONTO CANADA, MISALIGNED THE LANDING LIGHT BRACKET TO BE CAUSING THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR, FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE RETRACTION CYCLE.

Source: SDR X1AA201303280001
WARNING INDICATION · 2010-07-16 Matched by certificate designator
N600HF · ATA 3230

Part: HOOK — SLOW (MLG) · airframe 7,729 hrs

LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT NORMALLY, PILOT ELECTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR AND RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. DURING EXTENSION THE RT MAIN GEAR DIDN'T SHOW DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURE, AND LANDED NORMALLY. IT WAS FOUND THE RT DOWNLOCK HOOK VERY SLOW TO LOCK. REMOVED DOWN LOCK HOOK BOLT CLEANED, REASSEMBLED. LANDING GEAR OPERATED NORMAL.

Source: SDR X1AAA0502810

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N157WHMatched by certificate designator
N234KWBEECH B2001982Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N260JRRAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY 400A2004Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N424SKRAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY 400A2001Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N731CMMatched by certificate designator
N732WBRAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY 400A2005Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N924BDRAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY 400AValid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N929AGMatched by certificate designator
N947SPOperator 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.

  • N10FG — records 2013 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N947SP — records 2013 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N633RT — records 2013 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N600HF (CESSNA 182R) — records 2010 · registered to SKY FOX AVIATION LLC (owner ≠ operator)