Lake Placid Airways Inc.

Part 135 operator · designator BPYA

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: LAKE PLACID AIRWAYS INC, LAKE PLACID FLYING SERVICE INC, Lake Placid Airways Inc., STAPLES AVIATION

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2023-10-01 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 177RG (N545PZ) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by LAKE PLACID FLYING SERVICE INC (per NTSB report)

A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight weight and balance planning and his aggressive low altitude maneuvering, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.

Source: NTSB case ERA24FA001

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty ordered · 2023-03-02 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $5,000 · case closed 2024-01-10

Source: FAA case 2023SO950019

Maintenance disclosure history

Service Difficulty Reports are self-reported maintenance findings. The NUMBER of reports is not a measure of reliability — diligent operators file more, not fewer. These are shown for transparency, not as a negative signal. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

Reports span 1996–2015. Most-reported systems: Stabilizers (55) — 3; ATA 85 — 3; Hydraulic power (29) — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: OTHER — 4; FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION — 1; PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS — 1; WARNING INDICATION — 1.

7 reports on file.

OTHER · 2015-02-03 Matched by certificate designator
N83D · ATA 8520

Part: CONNECTING ROD — BROKEN (ENGINE)

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, NR 1 AND NR 2 CONNECTING RODS FAILED AT THE CRANK JOURNALS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. THE RODS BROKE BOTH CASE HALVES AND THE LT MAGNETO FROM THE CASE. REASON IS UNKNOWN. 1515.1 HRS SMOH.

Source: SDR BPY2015F00000
FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2005-07-26 Matched by certificate designator
N545PZ · ATA 2910

Part: HOSE — FAILED (HYD SYSTEM)

HYDRAULIC HOSE TO NOSE LANDING GEAR CYLINDER FAILED IN FLIGHT. THIS CAUSED TOTAL DEPLETION OF HYDRAULIC FLUID AND SUBSEQUENT HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILURE. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR MANUALLY BECAUSE OF NOT ENOUGH FLUID. A GEAR UP LANDING WAS MADE WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

Source: SDR 2005F00091
OTHER · 2000-06-13 Matched by certificate designator
N545PZ · ATA 5510

Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (BEND RADIUS)

THREE OF FOUR BALANCE WEIGHT SUPPORT BRACKETS WERE CRACKED ALONG THE BEND RADIUS. CRACKS WERE 1.25 INCHES, 1.50 INCHES, AND 1.75 INCHES ON EACH. THIS WAS NOTICED DURING STABILIZER BEARING REPLACEMENT WITH THE STABLIZER OFF THE AIRCRAFT. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDED FREQUENT INSPECTIONS. UNKNOWN CAUSE. (X)

Source: SDR 20000613SH011
OTHER · 2000-06-13 Matched by certificate designator
N545PZ · ATA 5510

Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (BEND RADIUS)

THREE OF FOUR BALANCE WEIGHT SUPPORT BRACKETS WERE CRACKED ALONG THE BEND RADIUS. CRACKS WERE 1.25 INCHES, 1.50 INCHES, AND 1.75 INCHES ON EACH. THIS WAS NOTICED DURING STABILIZER BEARING REPLACEMENT WITH THE STABLIZER OFF THE AIRCRAFT. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDED FREQUENT INSPECTIONS. UNKNOWN CAUSE. (X)

Source: SDR 20000613SH012
OTHER · 2000-06-13 Matched by certificate designator
N545PZ · ATA 5510

Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (BEND RADIUS)

THREE OF FOUR BALANCE WEIGHT SUPPORT BRACKETS WERE CRACKED ALONG THE BEND RADIUS. CRACKS WERE 1.25 INCHES, 1.50 INCHES, AND 1.75 INCHES ON EACH. THIS WAS NOTICED DURING STABILIZER BEARING REPLACEMENT WITH THE STABLIZER OFF THE AIRCRAFT. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDED FREQUENT INSPECTIONS. UNKNOWN CAUSE. (X)

Source: SDR 20000613SH013
WARNING INDICATION · 1997-04-25 Matched by certificate designator
N8091Q · ATA 8500

Part: ENGINE — FAILED (LEFT)

MSS/HPN - AT 9,500 FEET APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE LEFT ENGINE RPM STARTED FLUCTUATING ABOUT 150 RPM. ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER THAT ENGINE FAILED COMPLETELY. AFTER ATTEMPTING A RE-START AND CHECKING GAUGES (FUEL FLOW, 20 FEET MANIFOLD, PRESSURE) THE ENGINE WAS FEATHERED AND A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE AT COLUMBIA COUNTY. IT APPEARS THERE WAS A CAMSHAFT FAILURE.

Source: SDR 97ZZZX2572
PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS · 1996-06-24 Matched by certificate designator
N33247 · ATA 8530

Part: RING — BROKEN (PISTON)

TEMPORARY POWER LOSS DURING CRUISE. SUSPECT CAUSE: BROKEN PISTON RING WHICH BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN PISTON AND CYLINDER WALL. REPLACED COMPLETE CYLINDER ASSY.

Source: SDR 96ZZZX3441

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N33247CESSNA U206F1975Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N545PZCESSNA 177RG1976Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designatorOperator named in NTSB report
N638GB——Matched by certificate designator
N83DCESSNA 414A1981Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator

Aircraft with earlier records under this certificate

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