AURORA AVIATION SERVICES INC

Part 135 operator · designator KS1A

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 SERVICES INC, Aurora Aviation Services, Inc.

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Acc · 2021-09-06 Matched by aircraft (N-number)
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER 369E (N125KW) Minor injury Part 135
Source: NTSB case ANC21LA083
Acc · 2019-06-10 Operator named in NTSB report
S M & T Aircraft UH (N64771) Serious injury Part 91

Operated by Aurora Aviation Services, Inc (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case GAA19CA345
Acc · 2012-08-07 Operator named in NTSB report
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER 600N (N737TV) Fatal injury Part 135

Operated by Aurora Aviation Services Inc. (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case ANC12FA084
Acc · 2010-03-06 Operator named in NTSB report
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER 369E (N26TC) Serious injury Part 135

Operated by AURORA AVIATION SERVICES INC (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case ANC10LA020

FAA enforcement actions

FAA enforcement records haven't been loaded into GroundCheck yet, so none can be shown — a gap in our data, not evidence of a clean enforcement history.

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.

2 reports on file.

E J · 2010-07-26 Matched by certificate designator
N9460T · ATA 7250

HELICOPTER PILOT LANDED TO HOOK UP LONG LINE (UNDER FAA PART 133), HOOKED UP LONG LINE. PILOT HOVERED INTO POSITION FOR AN EXTERNAL LOAD LIFT AND HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND HAD AN ENGINE CHIP LIGHT. HE LANDED THE ACFT, SHUT IT DOWN AND CHECKED THE CHIP PLUGS. METAL WAS FOUND ON THE TOP ENGINE CHIP PLUG. HE REINSTALLED THE CHIP PLUG AND FOUND THAT THE ENGINE HAD FROZEN UP AND WOULD NOT ROTATE. A RENTAL TURBINE WAS INSTALLED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR KS12010F00000 · FAA SDRS
O · 2009-09-08 Matched by certificate designator
N26TC · ATA 7810

INSTALLED EXHAUST STACK ON 9/18/2008. ACFT TT 9927.8. DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION FOUND A CRACK AND HAD A WELD REPAIR DONE. 9/2/2009 ACFT TT 10302.9. DURING A 100 HR INSPECTION, FOUND ANOTHER CRACK. REPLACED EXHAUST STACK FROM SERVICE. (K)

Source: SDR KS12009F00000 · FAA SDRS

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N125KWMCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER 369E1989Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N26TCRAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY HAWKER 800XP2001Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N64771Operator named in NTSB report
N737TVOperator named in NTSB report