AVIATION SPECIALISTS INC

Part 135 operator · designator 6VIA

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: AVIATION SPECIALISTS, AVIATION SPECIALISTS INC

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2016-01-11 Matched by aircraft (N-number)
CESSNA 182 (N4423R) No injuries Part 91

An inadvertent collision with a bird while maneuvering during an aerial observation flight.

Source: NTSB case GAA16CA101
Accident · 1999-09-09 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 182P (N78092) No injuries Part 91

Operated by AVIATION SPECIALISTS (per NTSB report)

The pilot's failure to secure the fuel cap which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power. A factor was the collision with a fence post.

Source: NTSB case ATL99LA128

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty ordered · 2016-05-16 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $4,000 · case closed 2017-04-05

Source: FAA case 2016SW910224

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
N4423RCESSNA R1821978Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N78092CESSNA 182P19737Operator 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.

  • N78092 (CESSNA 182P) — records 1999 · registered to SALE REPORTED (owner ≠ operator)