Bald Mountain Air Service, Inc

Part 135 operator · designator YQPA

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: BALD MOUNTAIN AIR, BALD MOUNTAIN AIR SERVICE, BALD MOUNTAIN AIR SERVICE INC, BALD MOUNTAIN AIR SERVICE, INC, BALD MOUNTAIN SCIENTIFIC, Bald Mountain Air Service, Inc

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2022-02-21 Operator named in NTSB report
DEHAVILLAND DHC-3 (N413JP) No injuries Part 135

Operated by BALD MOUNTAIN AIR SERVICE INC (per NTSB report)

The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach path in flat light conditions, which resulted in landing short of the runway and impact with terrain.

Source: NTSB case ANC22LA019
Accident · 2018-03-21 Operator named in NTSB report
DEHAVILLAND DHC 6 TWIN OTTER (N716JP) Serious injury Part 135

Operated by BALD MOUNTAIN AIR SERVICE INC (per NTSB report)

The flight crew's improper decision to deliberately operate the airplane at low altitude and along a flightpath that resulted in a collision with a pedestrian after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pedestrian's proximity to the runway.

Source: NTSB case ANC18LA027

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty · 2012-12-27 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $42,000 · case closed 2013-11-13

Source: FAA case 2013WA910046
Civil penalty ordered · 2012-12-26 Name match — reviewer confirmed
MaintenanceAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction not stated · case closed 2014-02-20

Source: FAA case 2013AL030022
Civil penalty ordered · 2012-11-20 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Records & reportsAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $50,000 · case closed 2014-02-20

Source: FAA case 2013AL030011

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
N104BMDEHAVILLAND DHC-31956Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N413JPDEHAVILLAND DHC-31958Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designatorOperator named in NTSB report
N716JPJOHN A WEGNER 750 CRUZER—2Operator named in NTSB report
N729BMVIKING AIR LIMITED DHC-6-4002017Valid 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.

  • N716JP (JOHN A WEGNER 750 CRUZER) — records 2018 · on the FAA registry; no operator established