Horizon Airlines
Also recorded as: Horizon Airlines
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
Operated by Horizon Airlines (per NTSB report)
The partial failure of one of the number two hydraulic system elevator hydraulic lines, leading to the loss of fluid and pressure in that system during cruise flight. This loss resulted in reliance upon the sole remaining activation system (number one hydraulic) to operate the rudder.
Operated by HORIZON AIRLINES, INC. (per NTSB report)
failure of the ground marshaller to marshal the airplane into a correct parking place on the ramp, her failure to verify clearance between the right wing of the airplane and the ground de-ice cart, and failure of the flight crew to ensure clearance of the right wing as the airplane was being taxied into the parking place. Factors relating to the accident include: a congested ramp facility, and inadequate ramp markings.
Operated by HORIZON AIRLINES (per NTSB report)
IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR ROD BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WHICH RESULTED IN BINDING AND FRACTURE OF THE ROD.
Operated by HORIZON AIRLINES (per NTSB report)
THE FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE FIRST STAGE COMPRESSOR IMPELLER.
Operated by HORIZON AIRLINES (per NTSB report)
THE FLIGHT CREW'S INABLITY TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING IN SNOW-DEPTH CONDITIONS THAT HAD BEEN ERRONEOUSLY REPORTED AS BEING WITHIN OPERATING LIMITATIONS.
Operated by HORIZON AIRLINES (per NTSB report)
DUE TO AN ICE BUILD-UP DEPARTING THE PROPELLER AND STRIKING THE CABIN WINDOW.
Operated by HORIZON AIRLINES, INC. (per NTSB report)
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-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N27442 | FAIRCHILD SA227-AC | 1989 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N3115U | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N380PH | HYLIO INC HYL-150 | — | 17 | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N385PH | EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH EC 135 P2+ | 2008 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N410QX | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N826PH | — | — | Operator 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.
- N410QX — records 2002 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N826PH — records 1997 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N385PH (EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH EC 135 P2+) — records 1990–1995 · now operated by PHI Health,LLC
- N380PH (HYLIO INC HYL-150) — records 1994 · registered to SALE REPORTED (owner ≠ operator)
- N27442 (FAIRCHILD SA227-AC) — records 1990 · registered to MISSION FLIGHT (owner ≠ operator)
- N3115U — records 1985 · no longer on the FAA registry