AURORA AVIATION, LLC

Part 135 operator · designator 810A

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: AURORA AVIATION LLC, AURORA AVIATION, LLC, Aurora Aviation, LLC

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2010-06-29 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA28R (N4627J) Minor injury Part 91

Operated by Aurora Aviation, LLC (per NTSB report)

A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the severity of injuries was the airplane's lack of shoulder harnesses.

Source: NTSB case CEN10CA359
Accident · 2009-04-11 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA R182 (N756BZ) No injuries Part 91

Operated by AURORA AVIATION LLC (per NTSB report)

A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to visually verify that sufficient fuel was on board prior to flight.

Source: NTSB case CEN09CA245
Accident · 1993-09-13 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 150L (N11882) No injuries Part 91

Operated by AURORA AVIATION (per NTSB report)

CLEARANCE WAS NOT MAINTAINED. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION.

Source: NTSB case SEA93LA211
Accident · 1988-08-25 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 152 (N94649) No injuries Part 91

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

Source: NTSB case SEA88LA163

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty ordered · 2024-10-29 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $3,125 · case closed 2025-08-01

Source: FAA case 2025SO950005
Civil penalty ordered · 2017-11-15 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $4,200 · case closed 2018-05-17

Source: FAA case 2018WP910007

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
N11882Operator named in NTSB report
N4627JDJI AGRAS T50Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N756BZOperator named in NTSB report
N94649Operator 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.

  • N4627J (DJI AGRAS T50) — records 2010 · registered to WHITE JAMES SAMUEL JR DBA (owner ≠ operator)
  • N756BZ — records 2009 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N11882 — records 1993 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N94649 — records 1988 · no longer on the FAA registry