James E. Richards

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: James E. Richards

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2009-06-26 Operator named in NTSB report
APOLLO AIRCRAFT INC MONSOON (N308AA) Serious injury Part 91

Operated by James E. Richards (per NTSB report)

The pilot's loss of control while landing in convective weather conditions. Contributing to the accident was his misjudgment of the approaching weather.

Source: NTSB case ERA09LA400

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
N308AAAPOLLO AIRCRAFT INC MONSOON2007Valid RegistrationOperator 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.

  • N308AA (APOLLO AIRCRAFT INC MONSOON) — records 2009 · registered to GREENWOOD RICHARD N (owner ≠ operator)