USA Academy of Aviation

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: USA Academy of Aviation

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2012-07-09 Operator named in NTSB report
ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA (N7527Y) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by USA Academy Of Aviation, Inc. (per NTSB report)

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from high vegetation while making a hovering turn, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.

Source: NTSB case WPR12FA298
Accident · 2008-10-22 Operator named in NTSB report
ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA (N8356R) No injuries Part 91

Operated by USA Academy of Aviation (per NTSB report)

The certified flight instructor's failure to maintain adequate rotor rpm during a simulated approach to landing under variable wind, and high density altitude conditions.

Source: NTSB case WPR09CA023

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
N7527YOperator named in NTSB report
N8356RROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA1997Valid RegistrationOperator 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.

  • N7527Y — records 2012 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N8356R (ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA) — records 2008 · registered to EMERALD CITY AIRCRAFT LEASING INC (owner ≠ operator)