PIERCE AVIATION

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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: PIERCE AVIATION

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2003-04-01 Operator named in NTSB report
Ayres S2R-T34 (N30913) No injuries Part 137

Operated by PIERCE AVIATION (per NTSB report)

The pilot failed to maintain adequate visual lookout and did not maintain clearance from power lines. The backhoe's location, which caused the pilot to alter his planned flight path, was a factor.

Source: NTSB case LAX03LA122
Accident · 1994-06-08 Operator named in NTSB report
GRUMMAN G-164B (N3629P) No injuries Part 137

Operated by PIERCE AVIATION (per NTSB report)

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT FOR OBSTACLES. NIGHT LIGHTING CONDITIONS AND THE DUST WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.

Source: NTSB case LAX94LA255
Accident · 1993-07-15 Operator named in NTSB report
Ayres S2R-T34 (N40203) Minor injury Part 137

Operated by PIERCE AVIATION (per NTSB report)

the pilot's failure to visually detect and avoid a power line. A factor in the accident was the twilight light condition.

Source: NTSB case LAX93LA290
Accident · 1985-10-28 Operator named in NTSB report
Schweizer G-164B (N8487K) Serious injury Part 137

Operated by PIERCE AVIATION (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case LAX86LA029

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
N30913BOEING 787-82014Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N3629POperator named in NTSB report
N40203QUICKSILVER GT-4002007Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N8487KOperator 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.

  • N30913 (BOEING 787-8) — records 2003 · registered to UNITED AIRLINES INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N3629P — records 1994 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N40203 (QUICKSILVER GT-400) — records 1993 · registered to POWELL ROBERT L (owner ≠ operator)
  • N8487K — records 1985 · no longer on the FAA registry