GOLDEN EAGLE ENTERPRISES INC
Also recorded as: GOLDEN EAGLE ENTERPRISES INC
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
Operated by Golden Eagle Enterprises (per NTSB report)
The pilots' inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in the airplane departing with insufficient fuel to complete the planned flight, and their failure to recognize that discrepancy en route, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Operated by GOLDEN EAGLE ENTERPRISES INC (per NTSB report)
The student pilot's failure to execute a go-around in timely manner, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Also causal was the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight and delayed remedial actions.
Operated by Golden Eagle Enterprises, Inc. (per NTSB report)
The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glide path while on final approach.
Operated by Golden Eagle Enterprises, Inc. (per NTSB report)
Failure of the tail rotor system support bracket during landing.
Operated by GOLDEN EAGLE ENTERPRISES, INC. (per NTSB report)
A cracked plastic fuel selector handle that precluded proper engagement of the internal mechanism to fully select a port, and left it in an intermediate position, restricting the fuel supply to the engine, which subsequently lead to a loss of engine power.
Operated by GOLDEN EAGLE ENTERPRISES, INC. (per NTSB report)
the improper installation of an electrical wire bundle, and, the chaffing and subsequent arcing of the wires against a fuel line which resulted in a fire.
Operated by GOLDEN EAGLE ENTERPRISES (per NTSB report)
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS DURING THE LANDING TOUCHDOWN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITY WHILE ANALYZING THE FORECAST WINDS DURING PREFLIGHT PLANNING, AND THE STRONG WIND CONDITIONS THAT EXISTED DURING HIS LANDING.
Operated by GOLDEN EAGLE ENTERPRISES, INC. (per NTSB report)
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND COLLISION WITH THE RUNWAY.
FAA enforcement actions
Sanction: $7,500 · case closed 2011-09-14
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-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N2346G | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N2466D | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N2469F | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N2572N | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N2578L | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N758XY | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N805EH | ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA | — | Valid Registration | Operator 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.
- N2578L — records 1991–2013 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N2346G — records 2008 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N2572N — records 2008 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N805EH (ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA) — records 2007 · registered to POPE JAMES D (owner ≠ operator)
- N2466D — records 2000 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N758XY — records 1993 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N2469F — records 1989 · no longer on the FAA registry