American Valet Air, Inc.

Part 135 operator · designator VMNA

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: AMERICAN VALET AIR, AMERICAN VALET AIR, INC., American Valet Air, Inc.

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 1995-10-26 Operator named in NTSB report
BELLANCA 7GCBC (N8649V) Serious injury Part 91

Operated by AMERICAN VALET AIR (per NTSB report)

the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and the inadvertent stall while performing a short field landing.

Source: NTSB case LAX96LA022

FAA enforcement actions

No FAA enforcement actions linked to this operator.

Maintenance disclosure history

Service Difficulty Reports are self-reported maintenance findings. The NUMBER of reports is not a measure of reliability — diligent operators file more, not fewer. These are shown for transparency, not as a negative signal. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

Reports span 2016–2016. Most-reported systems: ATA 85 — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: INADEQUATE Q C; PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS — 1.

1 report on file.

INADEQUATE Q C; PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS · 2016-08-22 Matched by certificate designator
N1872E · ATA 8530

Part: CYLINDER — FAILED (ENGINE)

EXCHANGE CYLINDER INSTALLED AND FAILED AFTER 1.3 HRS. POST INSPECTION OF CYLINDER REVEALED THAT THERE WAS PREVIOUS WELDING REPAIR TO UPPER SPARK PLUG AREA. CYLINDER WAS NOT PROPERLY REPAIRED AND INSPECTED BY REPAIR STATION. SPARK PLUG AREA CRACKED OUT CAUSING LACK OF COMPRESSION AND HOT EXHAUST GASSES ESCAPING AND CAUSING EGT PROBE TO FAIL. COMPLETE FAILURE, BLOW OUT, HAPPENED DURING GROUND RUN, NO AIRFRAME DAMAGE AS THE ENGINE WAS NOT COWLED.

Source: SDR 2016FA0000431

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N1872EPIPER PA-31-3501980Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N362BMPIPER PA-23-2501973Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N8649V——Operator 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.

  • N8649V — records 1995 · no longer on the FAA registry