Air Fleet Training Systems

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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: Air Fleet Training Systems

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2025-10-06 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172 (N677DM) Minor injury Part 91

Operated by AIR FLEET TRAINING SYSTEMS INC (per NTSB report)

The pilot’s failure to adequate clearance from obstacles while maneuvering during the landing approach and the instructor pilot’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in the airplane contacting a tree and terrain.

Source: NTSB case ERA26LA003
Accident · 2019-07-10 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 172 (N677DM) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Air Fleet Training Systems (per NTSB report)

The pilot's failure to maintain lateral position in relation to the instrument approach course at night in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in collision with a tree.

Source: NTSB case GAA19CA401
Accident · 2018-12-30 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 172 (N2651R) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Air Fleet Training Systems Inc. (per NTSB report)

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.

Source: NTSB case GAA19CA106
Accident · 2009-08-25 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172RG (N6117R) Minor injury Part 91

Operated by Air Fleet Training Systems (per NTSB report)

A total loss of engine power due to oil starvation for undetermined reasons.

Source: NTSB case ERA09LA481
Accident · 2005-05-21 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 172S (N778LP) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by Air Fleet Training Systems Inc. (per NTSB report)

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with terrain.

Source: NTSB case IAD05FA067
Accident · 2003-03-10 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 172P (N30EF) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Air Fleet Training Systems (per NTSB report)

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind and his failure to maintain directional control during landing. Factors in the accident were the crosswind and the snowbank.

Source: NTSB case NYC03LA065
Accident · 2002-08-11 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 172RG (N6257R) Serious injury Part 91

Operated by Air Fleet Training Systems (per NTSB report)

The private pilot's excessive rotation and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

Source: NTSB case IAD02LA084
Accident · 1995-07-24 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172P (N51081) No injuries Part 91

Operated by AIR FLEET TRAINING SYSTEMS (per NTSB report)

the student pilot's improper flare which resulted in the airplane porpoising and the subsequent buckling of the firewall.

Source: NTSB case NYC95LA172

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
N2651RCESSNA 172R1998Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N30EFOperator named in NTSB report
N51081CESSNA 172PValid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N6117ROperator named in NTSB report
N6257ROperator named in NTSB report
N677DMCESSNA 172S2004Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N778LPOperator 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.

1 aircraft filed records under this certificate within the last two years but are not in the fleet list we hold — fleet lists can lag actual operations.

  • N2651R (CESSNA 172R) — records 2018 · registered to ATLS AVIATION LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N6117R — records 2009 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N778LP — records 2005 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N30EF — records 2003 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N6257R — records 2002 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N51081 (CESSNA 172P) — records 1995 · registered to N51081 LLC (owner ≠ operator)