Pinnacle Airlines, Inc

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: PINNACLE AIRLINES INC, Pinnacle Airlines, Inc

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Incident · 2011-03-30 Operator named in NTSB report
BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19 (N8505Q) No injuries Part 121

Operated by PINNACLE AIRLINES INC (per NTSB report)

The mechanic's incomplete securing of all the wheel well bin's fasteners, which resulted in separation of the bin from the airplane.

Source: NTSB case CEN11IA264
Incident · 2009-12-04 Operator named in NTSB report
No injuries Part 121

Operated by PINNACLE AIRLINES INC (per NTSB report)

The ground controller did not monitor the progress of the fire truck to ensure that the driver followed the expected route. A contributing factor was the ground controller's misunderstanding of the fire truck driver's requested destination on the airport.

Source: NTSB case OPS10IA003
Accident · 2009-08-04 Operator named in NTSB report
BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19 (N8543F) Serious injury Part 121

Operated by PINNACLE AIRLINES INC (per NTSB report)

an inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence.

Source: NTSB case DCA09CA069
Accident · 2008-11-13 Operator named in NTSB report
BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19 (N8698A) Minor injury Part 121

Operated by Pinnacle Airlines, Inc (per NTSB report)

The lack of vigilance on the part of the ramp agent driving the baggage tug. Contributing factors include the night conditions, and low visibility due to fog and rain.

Source: NTSB case DCA09FA011
Incident · 2006-03-19 Operator named in NTSB report
Bombardier, Inc. CL-600-2B19 (N8783E) No injuries Part 121

Operated by Pinnacle Airlines, Inc (per NTSB report)

The improper installation of the pilot's windshield by company maintenance personnel, which resulted in flame and smoke in the cockpit, and subsequent emergency landing.

Source: NTSB case ATL06IA054
Accident · 2005-03-12 Operator named in NTSB report
Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (N8932C) No injuries Part 121

Operated by Pinnacle Airlines (per NTSB report)

the captain's failure to adequately compensate for the crosswind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing factors include the captain's failure to land at the nearest suitable airport after an in-flight mechanical problem, the airport operation's failure to conduct runway friction tests and to issue NOTAMS in accordance with existing regulations, the crosswind, the snow-covered runway, the runway sign, and night conditions.

Source: NTSB case CHI05FA077

FAA enforcement actions

18 actions, spanning 2002–2013.

Civil penalty ordered · 2013-03-19 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Records & reportsAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $9,000 · case closed 2015-06-03

Source: FAA case 2013CE210056
Civil penalty · 2012-03-06 Name match — reviewer confirmed
MaintenanceAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction not stated · case closed 2016-02-19

Source: FAA case 2012CE210034
Civil penalty · 2011-12-20 Name match — reviewer confirmed
MaintenanceAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction not stated · case closed 2016-02-19

Source: FAA case 2012CE210015
Civil penalty · 2011-03-22 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Flight operationsAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction not stated · case closed 2016-02-19

Source: FAA case 2011CE210038
Civil penalty · 2011-03-03 Name match — reviewer confirmed
MaintenanceAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction not stated · case closed 2016-02-19

Source: FAA case 2011CE210035
Civil penalty · 2010-10-27 Name match — reviewer confirmed
MaintenanceAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction not stated · case closed 2016-02-19

Source: FAA case 2011CE210004
Civil penalty · 2010-09-01 Name match — reviewer confirmed
MaintenanceAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction not stated · case closed 2016-02-19

Source: FAA case 2010CE210241
Civil penalty · 2010-02-04 Name match — reviewer confirmed
MaintenanceAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction not stated · case closed 2016-02-19

Source: FAA case 2010CE210077
Civil penalty · 2010-01-05 Name match — reviewer confirmed
MaintenanceAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction not stated · case closed 2016-02-19

Source: FAA case 2010CE210049
Civil penalty · 2009-11-12 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Records & reportsAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction not stated · case closed 2016-02-19

Source: FAA case 2010CE210019
Civil penalty · 2009-07-28 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Flight operationsAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $19,104 · case closed 2016-02-19

Source: FAA case 2009CE210179
Civil penalty · 2008-08-11 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Hazardous materials

Sanction: $2,500 · case closed 2009-04-16

Source: FAA case 2008SW700244
Civil penalty ordered · 2007-09-20 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $200,000 · case closed 2013-03-01

Source: FAA case 2007SO950331
Civil penalty ordered · 2006-04-25 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $10,000 · case closed 2007-01-24

Source: FAA case 2006SW910090
Civil penalty ordered · 2004-06-07 Name match — reviewer confirmed
MaintenanceAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $19,800 · case closed 2005-02-11

Source: FAA case 2004CE070083
Civil penalty · 2004-02-02 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Air carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $1,000 · case closed 2008-07-17

Source: FAA case 2004GL150045
Civil penalty · 2002-07-24 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $27,000 · case closed 2005-03-31

Source: FAA case 2002EA910136
Civil penalty ordered (hazmat) · date unknown Name match — reviewer confirmed
Hazardous materials

Sanction: $2,000 · case closed 2003-07-23

Source: FAA case 2003NM090028

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
N8505QBOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B192001Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N8543FOperator named in NTSB report
N8698ABOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B192002Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N8783EBOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B192003Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N8932COperator 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.

  • N8505Q (BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19) — records 2011 · registered to AM PM SERVICES LLC - BLUE SKY SERIES (owner ≠ operator)
  • N8543F — records 2009 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N8698A (BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19) — records 2008 · registered to TVPX AIRCRAFT SOLUTIONS INC TRUSTEE (owner ≠ operator)
  • N8783E (BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19) — records 2006 · registered to SLATE CRJ ACQUISITIONS I LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N8932C — records 2005 · no longer on the FAA registry