CAL STATE FLYING CLUB

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: CAL STATE FLYING CLUB

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 1991-01-03 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-28-161 (N39778) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by CAL STATE FLYING CLUB (per NTSB report)

THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION TO TURN TO THE LEFT, WHICH RESULTED IN FLIGHT TOWARD HIGHER TERRAIN. THE TERRAIN AND WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE RELATED FACTORS.

Source: NTSB case LAX91FA065
Accident · 1989-01-04 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 152 (N93114) No injuries Part 91

Operated by CAL STATE FLYING CLUB (per NTSB report)

THE EXCESSIVE SPEED WHICH THE PILOT WAS MAINTAINING AND HIS IMPROPER OPERATION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INEXPERIENCE OF THE STUDENT PILOT.

Source: NTSB case LAX89LA077
Accident · 1988-09-18 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-28-140 (N55478) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by CAL STATE FLYING CLUB (per NTSB report)

THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS RELATED TO THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE CONDITION, THE AIRCRAFT'S EXCESSIVE WEIGHT AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO LEAN THE MIXTURE. ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S IMPROPER REMEDIAL ACTION TO AFFECT RECOVERY FROM THE DEVELOPING STALL, HIS POOR JUDGEMENT, HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE AIRPLANE, AND HIS IMPAIRED PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITION AS IT RELATED TO HIS LACK OF SLEEP AND DRUG USE.

Source: NTSB case LAX88FA321
Accident · 1987-10-11 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-28-181 (N47529) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by CAL STATE FLYING CLUB (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case LAX88FA014

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
N39778Operator named in NTSB report
N47529MUSEUM ACFT FLYERS ASSOC LNB-4Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N55478Operator named in NTSB report
N93114Operator 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.

  • N39778 — records 1991 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N93114 — records 1989 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N55478 — records 1988 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N47529 (MUSEUM ACFT FLYERS ASSOC LNB-4) — records 1987 · registered to WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AIR MUSEUM (owner ≠ operator)