SNOHOMISH FLYING SERVICE, INC.

Part 135 operator · designator GIQA

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: SNOHOMISH FLYING SERVICE, INC., Snohomish Flying Service

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

11 records, spanning 1982–2026.

Accident · 2026-02-28 Operator named in NTSB report
BEECH 76 (N1850N) No injuries Part 91

Operated by SNOHOMISH FLYING SERVICE INC (per NTSB report)

The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of a dual student who attempted a go-around using one engine which resulted in a loss of control and impact with the ground.

Source: NTSB case WPR26LA112
Accident · 2020-09-08 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 152 (N946SF) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Snohomish Flying Service (per NTSB report)

The solo student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and his subsequent improper go-around, which resulted in an impact with terrain.

Source: NTSB case WPR20CA302
Accident · 2018-03-12 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 152 (N6509L) No injuries Part 91

Operated by SNOHOMISH FLYING SERVICE INC (per NTSB report)

The pilot’s decision to land with a tailwind and in his failure to maintain pitch control of the airplane in gusting wind conditions.

Source: NTSB case GAA18CA177
Accident · 2009-07-15 Operator named in NTSB report
EVEKTOR-AEROTECHNIK AS SPORTSTAR (N827EV) No injuries Part 91

Operated by SNOHOMISH FLYING SERVICE INC (per NTSB report)

A complete loss of engine power due to the failure of the airplane's engine-driven fuel pump.

Source: NTSB case WPR09CA349
Accident · 2009-04-04 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172S (N4915F) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Snohomish Flying Service (per NTSB report)

An in-flight collision with a crow.

Source: NTSB case WPR09CA182
Accident · 2006-01-31 Matched by aircraft (N-number)
Cessna 172N (N492SF) No injuries Part 91

Carburetor heat was not used during the initial climb in probable serious carburetor icing conditions during cruise power. Carburetor icing conditions and wet terrain were factors.

Source: NTSB case SEA06LA049
Accident · 1992-12-06 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 152 (N69260) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by SNOHOMISH FLYING SERVICE (per NTSB report)

THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRFRAME WERE EXCEEDED BY THE STUDENT PILOT.

Source: NTSB case SEA93FA032
Accident · 1989-08-29 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 152 (N49231) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by SNOHOMISH FLYING SERVICE (per NTSB report)

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF N66QB, A BEECH J35, TO SEE AND AVOID THIS AIRCRAFT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: THE FLIGHT PATH OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT DIRECTLY INTO THE SETTING SUN, AND THE LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS OF DUSK ON THE GROUND BELOW.

Source: NTSB case SEA89FA160
Accident · 1986-03-10 Operator named in NTSB report
AERONCA 7AC (N84842) No injuries Part 91

Operated by SNOHOMISH FLYING SERVICE (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case SEA86LA077
Accident · 1986-03-02 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172 (N734LQ) No injuries Part 91

Operated by SNOHOMISH FLYING SERVICE, INC. (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case SEA86LA069
Accident · 1982-07-22 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172 (N2428E) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by SNOHOMISH FLYING SERVICE, INC. (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case SEA82AA126

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
N1850NBEECH 761981Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N2428ECIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR222005Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N4915FOperator named in NTSB report
N49231Operator named in NTSB report
N492SFCESSNA 172N1976Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N6509LCESSNA 1521980Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N69260Operator named in NTSB report
N734LQCESSNA 172N1977Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N7356SCESSNA 182P1976Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N827EVEVEKTOR-AEROTECHNIK AS SPORTSTAR2007Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N84842AERONCA 7AC1946Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N946SFCESSNA 1521978Valid 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.

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.

  • N946SF (CESSNA 152) — records 2020 · registered to SNOHOMISH FLYING SERVICE INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N6509L (CESSNA 152) — records 2018 · registered to SNOHOMISH FLYING SERVICE INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N827EV (EVEKTOR-AEROTECHNIK AS SPORTSTAR) — records 2009 · registered to SNOHOMISH FLYING SERVICE INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N4915F — records 2009 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N69260 — records 1992 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N49231 — records 1989 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N84842 (AERONCA 7AC) — records 1986 · registered to SNOHOMISH FLYING SVC INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N734LQ (CESSNA 172N) — records 1986 · registered to SNOHOMISH FLYING SERVICE INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N2428E (CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22) — records 1982 · registered to HUSEL ROBERT (owner ≠ operator)