Delta Connection Academy, Inc.

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Also recorded as: Delta Connection Academy, Inc.

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2009-02-17 Operator named in NTSB report
CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20 (N493DA) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by Delta Connection Academy (per NTSB report)

The pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision and both pilots' failure to deploy the ballistic parachute at a higher altitude.

Source: NTSB case ERA09FA169
Incident · 2008-06-05 Operator named in NTSB report
Cirrus SR20 (N475DA) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Delta Connection Academy, Inc. (per NTSB report)

A failure of the nose landing gear strut weldment.

Source: NTSB case NYC08IA206
Accident · 2007-07-26 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 172P (N51250) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Delta Connection Academy (per NTSB report)

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

Source: NTSB case ATL07CA109
Accident · 2007-05-04 Operator named in NTSB report
Piper PA28R-201 (N809MS) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Delta Connection Academy (per NTSB report)

The flight instructor's failure to take remedial action, and the private pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed, which resulted in a hard landing.

Source: NTSB case NYC07CA108
Accident · 2006-09-23 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 152 (N45945) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Delta Connection Academy (per NTSB report)

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. A factor was the runway sign.

Source: NTSB case SEA06CA186
Accident · 2006-03-16 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 152 (N25566) Minor injury Part 91

Operated by Delta Connection Academy (per NTSB report)

A loss of engine power during takeoff-initial climb due to contamination (debris) lodged in the carburetor jet, which resulted in a forced landing and collision with trees.

Source: NTSB case MIA06LA064
Accident · 2003-07-20 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 172P (N52186) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Delta Connection Academy (per NTSB report)

The pilot's continue operation with known deficiencies (engine vibration) resulting in a partial loss of engine power during climb after takeoff and overrun of the runway during the aborted takeoff.

Source: NTSB case MIA03LA143

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
N25566RON TESSIER JETEXEC2019Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N45945CESSNA 152Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N475DACIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR202007Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N493DAOperator named in NTSB report
N51250Operator named in NTSB report
N52186Operator named in NTSB report
N809MSOperator 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.

  • N493DA — records 2009 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N475DA (CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20) — records 2008 · registered to AEROSIM ACADEMY INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N51250 — records 2007 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N809MS — records 2007 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N45945 (CESSNA 152) — records 2006 · registered to SOUTHWINDS EXPORT INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N25566 (RON TESSIER JETEXEC) — records 2006 · registered to JASPER GABRIELE (owner ≠ operator)
  • N52186 — records 2003 · no longer on the FAA registry