SOUTH CENTRAL AIR
Also recorded as: SOUTH CENTRAL AIR, SOUTHCENTRAL AIR, INC.
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
10 records, spanning 1982–1997.
Operated by SOUTH CENTRAL AIR (per NTSB report)
loss of the right engine propeller control oil, which led to an overspeed of the right engine and propeller, and necessitated a shut-down of the right engine; and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate altitude/distance from terrain during visual approach for a precautionary landing at an alternate airport. Factors relating to the accident were: fluctuation of the left engine power, premature lowering of the airplane flaps, and an encounter with adverse weather conditions (including high winds, severe turbulence, and white-out conditions) during the approach.
Operated by SOUTH CENTRAL AIR (per NTSB report)
UNDETERMINED.
Operated by SOUTH CENTRAL AIR (per NTSB report)
THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS AND NOT ATTAINING THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AT THE SUITABLE LANDING STRIP.
Operated by SOUTH CENTRAL AIR (per NTSB report)
THE PILOT IN COMMAND NOT REMOVING THE FROST FROM THE PLANE'S AIRFOIL SURFACES BEFORE TAKEOFF AND NOT ABORTING THE TAKEOFF WHEN THE AIRPLANE SHOWED NO SIGN OF WANTING TO FLY AT THE INITIAL ROTATION POINT/AIRSPEED. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ICING CONDITIONS.
Operated by SOUTH CENTRAL AIR INC. (per NTSB report)
THE PILOT'S CONTINUED TAXI AFTER BECOMING LOST OR DISORIENTED. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS CAUSED BY THE FRESHLY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW AND THE INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL BY AIRPORT PERSONNEL.
Operated by SOUTHCENTRAL AIR, INC. (per NTSB report)
THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE ICE AND SLUSH ON THE RUNWAY, THE SNOWBANK, AND THE CROSSWIND.
Operated by SOUTHCENTRAL AIR, INC. (per NTSB report)
UNDETERMINED.
Operated by SOUTH CENTRAL AIR, INC. (per NTSB report)
THE FAILED NOSE GEAR SHIMMY DAMPNER, CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH ICE AND SNOW COVERED RAMPS WHERE THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN OPERATING AND THE LACK OF MAINTENANCE ON THE RUNWAYS.
Operated by SOUTH CENTRAL AIR, INC. (per NTSB report)
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-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N307SC | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B16 | 2024 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N308SC | INFINITY POWER PARACHUTES 2007 | 2007 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N314SC | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N492SC | CZECH SPORT AIRCRAFT A S SPORTCRUISER | 2017 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N5036U | HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP G58 | 2013 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N5282U | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N61366 | AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502B | 1996 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N702SC | CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20 | 2013 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N91056 | — | — | 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.
- N702SC (CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20) — records 1997 · registered to GT CARRIERS INC (owner ≠ operator)
- N5282U — records 1992–1994 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N91056 — records 1994 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N5036U (HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP G58) — records 1993 · registered to TVPX AIRCRAFT SOLUTIONS INC TRUSTEE (owner ≠ operator)
- N314SC — records 1992 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N307SC (BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B16) — records 1991 · registered to ADMIRAL BEVERAGE CORP (owner ≠ operator)
- N308SC (INFINITY POWER PARACHUTES 2007) — records 1991 · registered to SHIRLEY STEVE L (owner ≠ operator)
- N492SC (CZECH SPORT AIRCRAFT A S SPORTCRUISER) — records 1985 · registered to AERO VENTURES INC (owner ≠ operator)
- N61366 (AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502B) — records 1982 · registered to PLANTATION FLYERS LLC (owner ≠ operator)