AIR SHASTA ROTOR & WING, INC

Part 135 operator · designator QVHA

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: AIR SHASTA ROTOR & WING, INC, Air Shasta Rotor & Wing Inc., Air Shasta Rotor & Wing, Inc

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Acc · 2023-08-06 Operator named in NTSB report
BELL 407 (N555AS) Fatal injury PUBU

Operated by Air Shasta Rotor & Wing Inc. (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case WPR23FA302

FAA enforcement actions

FAA enforcement records haven't been loaded into GroundCheck yet, so none can be shown — a gap in our data, not evidence of a clean enforcement history.

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.

1 report on file.

R · 2000-05-04 Matched by certificate designator
N357AS · ATA 8530

UPON CLIMB-OUT AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT REPORTED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND A LOSS OF POWER. PILOT STARTED TURNING BACK FOR AIRPORT AND DECIDED NOT ENOUGH POWER AND LANDED SAFELY IN A FARMER''S FIELD. DISCOVERED, NR 7 CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED FROM ONE SPARK PLUG HOLE ALL THE WAY TO THE OTHER. MAINTENANCE SUGGESTED ALONG WITH A VISUAL INSPECTION OF CYLINDER AND WHILE DOING A COMPRESSION CHECK, ALSO DO A SOAP AND WATER CHECK FOR CRACKS WHEN AIR IS PUT TO THE CYLINDER. (X)

Source: SDR 20000609SH013 · FAA SDRS

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N357ASROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II2004Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N406ASBELL 4072002Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N555ASBELL 4072004Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N555ASBELL 4072004Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N913RLBELL 206BValid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator