Independence Aviation, LLC

Part 135 operator · designator 3IVA

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: INDEPENDENCE AVIATION LLC, INDEPENDENCE AVIATION, LLC, Independence 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 · 2020-11-06 Operator named in NTSB report
CIRRUS SR22 (N418DE) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Independence Aviation LLC (per NTSB report)

The student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing with a gusting crosswind and his failure to go around and relinquish control of the airplane when directed by the instructor pilot.

Source: NTSB case CEN21LA051
Accident · 2019-03-12 Operator named in NTSB report
Cirrus SR20 (N418DE) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Independence Aviation LLC (per NTSB report)

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a drainage culvert.

Source: NTSB case GAA19CA165
Accident · 2015-07-18 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA T310R (N72TP) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by INDEPENDENCE AVIATION LLC (per NTSB report)

The pilot's loss of airplane control following the loss of power in the left engine; the reason for the loss of power could not be determined during postaccident engine examination.

Source: NTSB case CEN15FA307

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
N418DECIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR202019Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N72TPSTEPHEN PEACOCK CCX-20002022Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N804HSCIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22T2016Valid 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.

  • N418DE (CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20) — records 2019–2020 · registered to ABC FLIGHT LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N72TP (STEPHEN PEACOCK CCX-2000) — records 2015 · registered to PEACOCK STEPHEN (owner ≠ operator)