U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

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: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2002-05-16 Operator named in NTSB report
Robinson R-44 (N344AK) No injuries PUBU

Operated by U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (per NTSB report)

A failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain adequate main rotor rpm during an out-of-ground-effect hover.

Source: NTSB case ANC02TA035
Accident · 2001-10-03 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna A185F (N727) No injuries Part 91

Operated by U.S. Geological Survey (per NTSB report)

the pilot's high flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

Source: NTSB case FTW02TA007

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
N344AKROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II2008Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N727CESSNA A185F1982Valid RegistrationOperator 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.

  • N344AK (ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II) — records 2002 · now operated by Quicksilver Air, Inc.
  • N727 (CESSNA A185F) — records 2001 · registered to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR (owner ≠ operator)