Florida Aero Charter, Inc.
Also recorded as: AIR KEY WEST, FLORIDA AERO CHARTER INC, FLORIDA AEROCHARTER, INC., Florida Aero Charter Inc., Florida Aero Charter, 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 Florida Aero Charter Inc. (per NTSB report)
The pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath during an instrument-landing-system (ILS) approach. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's decision to initiate the ILS approach with weather below the published minimums, and the pilot's self-induced pressure to expeditiously transport an organ recipient to a hospital.
FAA enforcement actions
Sanction: $4,000 · case closed 2022-01-06
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 2014–2014. Most-reported systems: ATA 85 — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: FLUID LOSS; VIBRATION/BUFFET — 1.
1 report on file.
Part: CYLINDER HEAD — CRACKED (ENGINE) · airframe 2,700 hrs · 2,000 cycles
WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 4,000 FT, HEARD AND FELT A SUDDEN VIBRATION. LOOKED TO THE LT ENGINE AND SAW THAT IT WAS VIBRATING MORE THAN NORMAL, AND THEN OIL BEGAN COMING OUT OF THE COWL. PLACED THE LT THROTTLE LEVER IN THE IDLE POSITION, FOLLOWED BY THE PROP LEVER TO THE FEATHER POSITION, THEN THE MIXTURE TO THE IDLE-CUT-OFF POSITION. THE ENGINE FEATHERED NORMALLY. DECLARED AND EMERGENCY, AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. SINGLE-ENGINE DESCENT, APPROACH AND LANDING WERE UNEVENTFUL. AFTER SHUTDOWN WE DE-COWLED THE ENGINE AND SAW THAT CYLINDER NR 3 HAD CRACKED COMPLETELY THROUGH AT THE HEAD, SEPARATING FROM THE CYLINDER BORE.
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N681KW | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N684KW | PARTENAVIA SPA P.68C | 1991 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N685KW | PILATUS BRITTEN-NORMAN LTD BN2T ISLANDER | 1983 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N686KW | VULCANAIR SPA P68C | — | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
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.
- N681KW — records 2008 · no longer on the FAA registry