SHUTTLE AMERICA CORP

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: SHUTTLE AMERICA CORP, SHUTTLE AMERICA CORPORATION

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2016-01-03 Operator named in NTSB report
EMBRAER ERJ 170 100 SE (N643RW) Serious injury Part 121

Operated by SHUTTLE AMERICA CORP (per NTSB report)

an encounter with turbulence resulting in a serious injury to a flight attendant.

Source: NTSB case DCA16CA041
Accident · 2014-08-27 Operator named in NTSB report
EMBRAER-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE ERJ 170 200 LR (N204JQ) Serious injury Part 121

Operated by SHUTTLE AMERICA CORP (per NTSB report)

the capabilities of the beverage cart were exceeded which resulted in the cart toppling over and fracturing the flight attendant's foot.

Source: NTSB case DCA14CA155
Accident · 2013-05-11 Operator named in NTSB report
EMBRAER-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE ERJ 170-200 LR (N208JQ) Serious injury Part 121

Operated by SHUTTLE AMERICA CORP (per NTSB report)

The flight attendant's decision to move two galley carts simultaneously that resulted in the second cart tipping over onto her foot.

Source: NTSB case DCA13CA090
Accident · 2010-08-09 Operator named in NTSB report
EMBRAER ERJ 170 100 SE (N856RW) Serious injury Part 121

Operated by SHUTTLE AMERICA CORP (per NTSB report)

the abrupt maneuver that was appropriately initiated to comply with the TCAS resolution advisory caused by the momentary projected loss of separation from converging traffic. Contributing to the accident was a passenger's decision to disregard the seatbelt sign.

Source: NTSB case DCA10LA083
Incident · 2005-06-08 Operator named in NTSB report
Saab-Scania AB (Saab) 340A (N40SZ) No injuries Part 121

Operated by Shuttle America Corporation (per NTSB report)

Failure of the right main landing gear to extend and lock for undetermined reasons, which resulted in the right main landing gear collapsing during touchdown.

Source: NTSB case NYC05IA093
Accident · 2004-02-01 Operator named in NTSB report
Saab-Scania AB (Saab) 340A (N158SD) No injuries Part 121

Operated by Shuttle America (per NTSB report)

The failure of the baggage cart E-hitch pin, which resulted in the baggage cart separating from its tug, and subsequently impacting a parked airplane.

Source: NTSB case NYC04LA063

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty · 2014-01-27 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Flight operationsAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $21,700 · case closed 2015-07-13

Source: FAA case 2014GL110037
Civil penalty ordered · 2012-08-01 Name match — reviewer confirmed
MaintenanceAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $18,000 · case closed 2013-06-17

Source: FAA case 2012GL110151
Civil penalty ordered · 2012-01-03 Name match — reviewer confirmed
MaintenanceAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $50,000 · case closed 2013-10-22

Source: FAA case 2012GL110043
Action · 2011-03-10 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Air carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: 12000 · case closed 2012-01-06

Source: FAA case 2011GL110066
Action · 2009-09-09 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Air carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: 30000 · case closed 2012-01-06

Source: FAA case 2009GL110172
Action · 2008-11-06 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Air carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: 7500 · case closed 2012-01-06

Source: FAA case 2009GL110013
Action · 2008-02-06 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Air carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: 5000 · case closed 2012-01-06

Source: FAA case 2008GL110070
Civil penalty ordered · 2003-08-17 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $9,000 · case closed 2005-04-22

Source: FAA case 2003GL910146
Civil penalty ordered · 1999-11-01 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $7,500 · case closed 2001-03-28

Source: FAA case 2000EA910005

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
N158SD——Operator named in NTSB report
N204JQEMBRAER-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE ERJ 170-200 LR2008Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N208JQEMBRAER-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE ERJ 170-200 LR2008Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N40SZ——Operator named in NTSB report
N643RW——Operator named in NTSB report
N856RW——Operator 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.

  • N643RW — records 2016 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N204JQ (EMBRAER-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE ERJ 170-200 LR) — records 2014 · registered to REPUBLIC AIRWAYS INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N208JQ (EMBRAER-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE ERJ 170-200 LR) — records 2013 · registered to REPUBLIC AIRWAYS INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N856RW — records 2010 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N40SZ — records 2005 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N158SD — records 2004 · no longer on the FAA registry