Thompson Flying Service, LLC

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Also recorded as: Thompson Flying Service, LLC

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2025-06-22 Operator named in NTSB report
AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502B (N114WL) Minor injury Part 137

Operated by THOMPSON FLYING SERVICE LLC (per NTSB report)

The pilot’s loss of control during the spray pass, which resulted in impact with vegetation and terrain.

Source: NTSB case CEN25LA219
Accident · 2021-10-05 Operator named in NTSB report
ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO R66 (N266RK) Minor injury Part 137

Operated by THOMPSON FLYING SERVICE LLC (per NTSB report)

The pilot’s inadequate inflight planning and his failure to see and avoid a wire which resulted in contact with the wire and subsequent ground impact.

Source: NTSB case CEN22LA006
Accident · 2021-09-15 Operator named in NTSB report
ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO R66 (N166LW) No injuries Part 137

Operated by THOMPSON FLYING SERVICE LLC (per NTSB report)

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the wire during low altitude operations in windy conditions.

Source: NTSB case CEN21LA421
Accident · 2016-06-12 Operator named in NTSB report
AIR TRACTOR INC AT 802 (N20361) No injuries Part 137

Operated by THOMPSON FLYING SERVICE LLC (per NTSB report)

The pilot's failure to ensure that the tailwheel pin was in the locked position prior to the takeoff roll, resulting in a runway excursion, ground loop, and substantial damage.

Source: NTSB case GAA16CA313
Accident · 2011-07-22 Operator named in NTSB report
AIR TRACTOR AT802 (N396LA) Minor injury Part 137

Operated by THOMPSON FLYING SERVICE LLC (per NTSB report)

The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Source: NTSB case CEN11LA544
Accident · 2009-05-15 Operator named in NTSB report
AIR TRACTOR AT-602 (N85115) Serious injury Part 137

Operated by Thompson Flying Service, LLC (per NTSB report)

The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff resulting in a runway overrun and impact with terrain.

Source: NTSB case CEN09CA316
Accident · 1984-03-26 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA A188B (N4841Q) No injuries Part 137

Operated by THOMPSON FLYING SERVICE INC. (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case MKC84LA112

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
N114WLAIR TRACTOR INC AT-502B2014Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N166LWROBINSON HELICOPTER CO R662017Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N20361Operator named in NTSB report
N266RKROBINSON HELICOPTER CO R662014Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N396LAAIR TRACTOR INC AT-802AValid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N4841QOperator named in NTSB report
N85115Operator 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.

1 aircraft filed records under this certificate within the last two years but are not in the fleet list we hold — fleet lists can lag actual operations.

  • N266RK (ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO R66) — records 2021 · registered to THOMPSON FLYING SERVICE LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N166LW (ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO R66) — records 2021 · registered to THOMPSON FLYING SERVICE LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N20361 — records 2016 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N396LA (AIR TRACTOR INC AT-802A) — records 2011 · registered to NEAL AIRCRAFT INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N85115 — records 2009 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N4841Q — records 1984 · no longer on the FAA registry