U.S. BORDER PATROL

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: U.S. BORDER PATROL

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2004-10-15 Operator named in NTSB report
Hughes OH-6A (N6639R) No injuries PUBU

Operated by US Border Patrol (per NTSB report)

the pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the mountainous terrain, which resulted in the helicopter's tail rotor blades impacting rocks. A factor in the accident was the pilot's complacency.

Source: NTSB case LAX05TA008
Accident · 1993-05-16 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-18-150 (N2520S) No injuries Part 91

Operated by U.S. BORDER PATROL (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case FTW93TA#04

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
N2520SLANCAIR COMPANY LC41-550FG2005Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N6639ROperator 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.

  • N6639R — records 2004 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N2520S (LANCAIR COMPANY LC41-550FG) — records 1993 · registered to PEREGRINE AIR LLC (owner ≠ operator)