Richardson Aviation

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: Richardson Aviation

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2017-10-26 Operator named in NTSB report
AIRBUS HELICOPTERS EC 130 (N22TZ) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Richardson Aviation (per NTSB report)

The separation of a weight from the gunner’s net, which struck the helicopter’s main rotor blade during flight.

Source: NTSB case GAA18CA034
Accident · 1992-01-09 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 207 (N91056) No injuries Part 135

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

THE CARGO DOOR UNLATCHED FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

Source: NTSB case SEA92LA058
Accident · 1987-03-17 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 402A (N4549Q) No injuries Part 135

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

Source: NTSB case SEA87FA064
Accident · 1986-01-24 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 206 (N8785Q) No injuries Part 91

Operated by RICHARDSON AVIATION (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case SEA86LA048

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
N22TZAIRBUS HELICOPTERS EC 130 T22014Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N4549QOperator named in NTSB report
N8785QOperator named in NTSB report
N91056Operator 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.

  • N22TZ (AIRBUS HELICOPTERS EC 130 T2) — records 2017 · registered to KESTREL HOLDINGS LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N91056 — records 1992 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N4549Q — records 1987 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N8785Q — records 1986 · no longer on the FAA registry