Frontier Flying Service

Certificate type not established

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: FRONTIER FLYING SERVICE INC, Frontier Flying Service

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2009-03-14 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-31-350 (N4112K) No injuries Part 135

Operated by Frontier Flying Service (per NTSB report)

The pilot's failure to abort the landing while landing on a snow/ice-covered runway.

Source: NTSB case ANC09LA025
Accident · 2009-02-19 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-31-350 (N41185) Serious injury Part 135

Operated by Frontier Flying Service (per NTSB report)

The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather and his failure to maintain clearance from terrain while on approach in flat light conditions.

Source: NTSB case ANC09LA021
Accident · 2008-08-04 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-31-350 (N40YR) Serious injury Part 135

Operated by Frontier Flying Service Inc. (per NTSB report)

A partial loss of engine power during takeoff due to a failure of the left engine's turbocharger as a result of the failure of a turbine shaft bearing. Contributing to the accident was unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.

Source: NTSB case ANC08LA097
Accident · 2001-04-24 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 207 (N1750U) No injuries Part 135

Operated by Frontier Flying Service, Inc. (per NTSB report)

The pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for taxi. A factor associated with the accident was a rough/uneven taxiway.

Source: NTSB case ANC01LA059
Accident · 1992-04-04 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-31-350 (N3555C) No injuries Part 135

Operated by FRONTIER FLYING SERVICE (per NTSB report)

PILOT FACTOR IN THAT THE PROPER GLIDEPATH AND ALTITUDE WAS NOT MAINTAINED. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INATTENTIVENESS AND SNOW.

Source: NTSB case ANC92LA058
Incident · 1991-10-02 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-31-350 (N200AK) No injuries Part 135

Operated by FRONTIER FLYING SERVICE INC. (per NTSB report)

INCORRECT INSTALLATION OF CRANKSHAFT COUNTERWWEIGHT ROLLERS BY THE MANUFACTURER DURING REMANUFACTURE OF THE ENGINE. FACTOR WAS THE INADEQUATE SURVEILLANCE OF THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY PROCESS BY THE MANUFACTURER.

Source: NTSB case ANC92IA001
Accident · 1990-09-03 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-31-325 (N59783) Fatal injury Part 135

Operated by FRONTIER FLYING SERVICE (per NTSB report)

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE AFTER BECOMING DISTRACTED WITH AN ENGINE PROBLEM. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: LOSS OF POWER IN THE #2 ENGINE FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON AND THE LOW OVERCAST CONDITION.

Source: NTSB case ANC90FA161

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty ordered · 2009-06-16 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $24,000 · case closed 2011-06-21

Source: FAA case 2009SW910111
Action · 2004-12-03 Name match — reviewer confirmed

Sanction not stated · case closed 2005-10-20

Source: FAA case 2005AL010020
Action · 2004-07-07 Name match — reviewer confirmed

Sanction: 40,000 · case closed 2005-10-20

Source: FAA case 2004AL010052
Civil penalty · 2004-02-06 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Flight operationsAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $7,500 · case closed 2004-06-16

Source: FAA case 2004AL010029
Penalty · 2000-01-27 Name match — reviewer confirmed
MaintenanceAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction not stated · case closed 2000-10-12

Source: FAA case 2000AL010049
Penalty · 2000-01-24 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Flight operationsAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $6,000 · case closed 2000-10-12

Source: FAA case 2000AL010046
Penalty · 1998-09-24 Name match — reviewer confirmed
MaintenanceAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $3,500 · case closed 1999-07-21

Source: FAA case 1998AL010137
Civil penalty ordered · 1998-09-21 Name match — reviewer confirmed
MaintenanceAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $3,500 · case closed 1999-04-01

Source: FAA case 1998AL010138

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
N1750UCESSNA 2071976Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N200AKOperator named in NTSB report
N3555COperator named in NTSB report
N40YRROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA2019Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N4112KPIPER PA-31-3501982Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N41185Operator named in NTSB report
N59783Operator 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.

  • N4112K (PIPER PA-31-350) — records 2009 · registered to GRIFFIN ROBERT G TRUSTEE (owner ≠ operator)
  • N41185 — records 2009 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N40YR (ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA) — records 2008 · registered to HELICOPTER SERVICES LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N1750U (CESSNA 207) — records 2001 · registered to RENFRO MICHAEL W (owner ≠ operator)
  • N3555C — records 1992 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N200AK — records 1991 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N59783 — records 1990 · no longer on the FAA registry