Orange County Flight Center

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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: Orange County Flight Center

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2017-07-29 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172 (N1129K) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Orange County Flight Center (per NTSB report)

A hard landing and propeller strike for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

Source: NTSB case GAA17CA479
Accident · 2012-06-09 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO 162 (N5211Y) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Orange County Flight Center (per NTSB report)

The pilot’s failure to compensate for the gusting wind and failure to maintain airplane control during the approach to land.

Source: NTSB case WPR12CA254
Accident · 1998-09-30 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 152 (N49770) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by ORANGE COUNTY FLIGHT CENTER (per NTSB report)

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance. Contributing to the accident were the hilly and mountainous terrain and glare from the setting sun.

Source: NTSB case LAX98FA312
Accident · 1996-08-10 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 172N (N42ES) No injuries Part 91

Operated by ORANGE COUNTY FLIGHT CENTER (per NTSB report)

the pilot's misjudged glide path and delayed remedial action by not promptly initiating a go-around. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of experience flying the airplane.

Source: NTSB case LAX96LA304
Accident · 1995-11-10 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172 (N55152) No injuries Part 91

Operated by ORANGE COUNTY FLIGHT CENTER (per NTSB report)

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop. The pilot's diverted attention while raising the flaps and pushing in the carburetor heat control was a factor in this accident.

Source: NTSB case LAX96LA043
Accident · 1995-06-04 Operator named in NTSB report
BELLANCA 8KCAB (N5540K) Minor injury Part 91

Operated by ORANGE COUNTY FLIGHT CENTER (per NTSB report)

the loss of engine power due to the failure of company maintenance personnel to correctly connect the throttle arm and throttle linkage during engine installation.

Source: NTSB case LAX95LA202

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
N1129KCESSNA 172S2006Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N42ESCIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22T2019Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N49770Operator named in NTSB report
N5211YCESSNA AIRCRAFT CO 1622011Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N55152Operator named in NTSB report
N5540KBELLANCA 8KCAB1978Valid 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.

  • N1129K (CESSNA 172S) — records 2017 · registered to ORANGE COUNTY FLIGHT CENTER INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N5211Y (CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO 162) — records 2012 · registered to M&L FLIGHT INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N49770 — records 1998 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N42ES (CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22T) — records 1996 · registered to TREE TANGOS LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N55152 — records 1995 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N5540K (BELLANCA 8KCAB) — records 1995 · registered to TYMCZYSZYN WILLIAM R (owner ≠ operator)