BIRD ACQUISITION LLC

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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: BIRD ACQUISITION LLC

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2017-03-11 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA 28 (N288PA) No injuries Part 91

Operated by BIRD ACQUISITION LLC (per NTSB report)

The flight instructor’s failure to review the notices to airmen related to the airport, which resulted in his landing on a closed runway and the airplane striking runway closed markers.

Source: NTSB case GAA17CA189
Accident · 2013-07-05 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-44-180 (N436PA) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Bird Acquisition LLC (per NTSB report)

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's and the flight examiner's distracted attention.

Source: NTSB case WPR13CA316
Accident · 2011-09-04 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-44-180 (N316PA) No injuries Part 91

Operated by BIRD ACQUISITION LLC (per NTSB report)

The pilot's improper flare and hard landing, which resulted in the failure of the nose landing gear drag link in overstress.

Source: NTSB case WPR11LA471
Accident · 2011-01-04 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-28-181 (N443PA) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Bird Acquisition LLC (per NTSB report)

The student pilot's failure to maintain clearance between the airplane's right wing and the pole.

Source: NTSB case WPR11CA085
Accident · 2010-12-08 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-28-181 (N418PA) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Bird Acquisition LLC (per NTSB report)

The student pilot's failure to maintain clearance from obstacles while taxiing.

Source: NTSB case WPR11CA084
Accident · 2010-03-21 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-28-181 (N428PA) No injuries Part 91

Operated by BIRD ACQUISITION LLC (per NTSB report)

The flight instructor's failure to attain and maintain adequate airspeed while demonstrating a soft-field takeoff.

Source: NTSB case WPR10CA172

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
N288PAPIPER PA-28-1812002Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N316PAPIPER PA-44-1802002Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N418PAPIPER PA-28-1812000Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N428PAPIPER PA-28-1812001Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N436PAPIPER PA-44-1802001Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N443PAPIPER PA-28-1812001Valid 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.

  • N288PA (PIPER PA-28-181) — records 2017 · registered to SKYWEST LEASING INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N436PA (PIPER PA-44-180) — records 2013 · registered to BIRD ACQUISITION LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N316PA (PIPER PA-44-180) — records 2011 · registered to BIRD ACQUISITION LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N443PA (PIPER PA-28-181) — records 2011 · registered to BIRD ACQUISITION LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N418PA (PIPER PA-28-181) — records 2010 · registered to SKYWEST LEASING INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N428PA (PIPER PA-28-181) — records 2010 · registered to BIRD ACQUISITION LLC (owner ≠ operator)