VALLEY AVIATION LLC

Part 135 operator · designator 4VLA

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: CELEBRITY HELICOPTERS, VALLEY AVIATION LLC, Valley Aviation LLC

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2017-07-10 Operator named in NTSB report
ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 (N2336J) Minor injury Part 91

Operated by Valley Aviation Inc (per NTSB report)

The flight instructor's delayed remedial action to maintain helicopter altitude during hover flight instruction, which resulted in the helicopter skid contacting a crack in the runway and a dynamic rollover.

Source: NTSB case GAA17CA406
Accident · 2014-08-06 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA 32-260 (N3502W) No injuries Part 135

Operated by Valley Aviation LLC (per NTSB report)

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.

Source: NTSB case ANC14CA060
Accident · 2005-05-13 Operator named in NTSB report
Aeronca 65-TAC (N36973) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by Valley Aviation (per NTSB report)

A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent impact with the ground.

Source: NTSB case IAD05LA063
Accident · 2001-06-28 Operator named in NTSB report
Grumman G-164 (N364Y) No injuries Part 91

Operated by VALLEY AVIATION (per NTSB report)

A loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.

Source: NTSB case ANC01LA077
Accident · 1989-12-18 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 150M (N704NP) Minor injury Part 91

Operated by VALLEY AVIATION, INC. (per NTSB report)

THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER PRE-FLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE A PLAN TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT AS NECESSARY. THE STUDENT PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT, AS DID THE CFI'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE STUDENT.

Source: NTSB case CHI90LA046
Accident · 1983-12-02 Operator named in NTSB report
BELL 206-BIII (N49584) No injuries Part 135

Operated by VALLEY AVIATION (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case SEA84LA025
Accident · 1982-04-27 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 152 (N68710) No injuries Part 91

Operated by VALLEY AVIATION (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case CHI82DA138

FAA enforcement actions

No FAA enforcement actions linked to this operator.

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
N2336JOperator named in NTSB report
N3502WPIPER PA-32-2601966Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N364YOperator named in NTSB report
N36973Operator named in NTSB report
N49584Operator named in NTSB report
N68710Operator named in NTSB report
N704NPOperator named in NTSB report
N7530MROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II2003Valid RegistrationMatched 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.

  • N2336J — records 2017 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N3502W (PIPER PA-32-260) — records 2014 · registered to N3502W LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N36973 — records 2005 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N364Y — records 2001 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N704NP — records 1989 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N49584 — records 1983 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N68710 — records 1982 · no longer on the FAA registry