CLASSIC AVIATION INC

Part 135 operator · designator Z5VA

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: CLASSIC AVIATION INC, Classic 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 · 2019-04-13 Operator named in NTSB report
Rockwell International NA-265-65 (N265DS) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by Classic Aviation Inc (per NTSB report)

An unidentified electrical system malfunction that led to the pilots losing awareness of the airplane's performance in instrument meteorological conditions and resulted in a loss of control of the airplane.

Source: NTSB case CEN19FA119
Accident · 2019-03-26 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 172 (N7127G) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Classic Aviation Inc (per NTSB report)

The student pilot's failure to maintain the runway heading and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action during landing, which resulted in the instructor landing the airplane in grass left of the runway and a subsequent nose-over.

Source: NTSB case GAA19CA193
Accident · 2001-07-09 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 172 (N1581V) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Classic Aviation (per NTSB report)

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which required his evasive maneuver and resulted in a stall.

Source: NTSB case FTW01LA161
Accident · 2000-06-24 Operator named in NTSB report
Piper PA-28-161 (N8427K) No injuries Part 91

Operated by CLASSIC AVIATION (per NTSB report)

The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the landing resulting in the loss of directional control by the student pilot.

Source: NTSB case FTW00LA185
Accident · 2000-03-11 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 150K (N8435M) No injuries Part 91

Operated by CLASSIC AVIATION, INC. (per NTSB report)

Fuel exhaustion due to the student pilot becoming lost/disoriented. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

Source: NTSB case FTW00LA092
Accident · 1999-09-12 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 150J (N50495) No injuries Part 91

Operated by CLASSIC AVIATION INC. (per NTSB report)

Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight and his failure to refuel the airplane. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

Source: NTSB case FTW99LA257

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
N1581VOperator named in NTSB report
N265DSOperator named in NTSB report
N481JBSOCATA TBM 7002013Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N50495Operator named in NTSB report
N7127GOperator named in NTSB report
N8427KPIPER PA-28-1611981Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N8435MOperator 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.

  • N265DS — records 2019 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N7127G — records 2019 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N1581V — records 2001 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N8427K (PIPER PA-28-161) — records 2000 · registered to INTERNATIONAL AIR SERVICES INC TRUSTEE (owner ≠ operator)
  • N8435M — records 2000 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N50495 — records 1999 · no longer on the FAA registry