WINGS WEST

Part 135 operator

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: WINGS WEST

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 1997-12-11 Operator named in NTSB report
Saab-Scania AB (Saab) 340B (N329AE) Serious injury Part 121

Operated by WINGS WEST — Flag carrier (121), Commuter air carrier (135) Operator Does Business As: AMERICAN EAGLE (per NTSB report)

Seat belt not used. A related factor was the unforecasted severe air turbulence.

Source: NTSB case LAX98LA057
Accident · 1996-09-20 Operator named in NTSB report
Saab-Scania AB (Saab) SF-340B (N320AE) Serious injury Part 121

Operated by WINGS WEST (per NTSB report)

the passenger fell for undetermined reasons, while disembarking from the airplane.

Source: NTSB case FTW96LA394
Accident · 1988-08-26 Operator named in NTSB report
FAIRCHILD SA-227-AC (N2683B) Minor injury Part 135

Operated by WINGS WEST (per NTSB report)

MECHANICS FAILURE TO PROPERLY SECURE THE RIGHT ENGINE COWLING AFTER MAINTENANCE.

Source: NTSB case LAX88LA303
Accident · 1985-08-27 Operator named in NTSB report
SWEARINGEN SA226TC METRO II (N139WW) Minor injury Part 135

Operated by WINGS WEST, INC. (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case LAX85FA373
Accident · 1983-03-20 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172N (N738QA) No injuries Part 91

Operated by WINGS WEST (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case SEA83LA066

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
N139WW——Operator named in NTSB report
N2683BBRANDON J STEPHENS PA-182023Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N320AESAAB-SCANIA SAAB 340B—Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N329AESAAB-SCANIA SAAB 340B—Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N738QACESSNA 172N1977Valid 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.

  • N329AE (SAAB-SCANIA SAAB 340B) — records 1997 · now operated by Castle Aviation, Inc.
  • N320AE (SAAB-SCANIA SAAB 340B) — records 1996 · registered to BANK OF UTAH TRUSTEE (owner ≠ operator)
  • N2683B (BRANDON J STEPHENS PA-18) — records 1988 · registered to STEPHENS BRANDON J (owner ≠ operator)
  • N139WW — records 1985 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N738QA (CESSNA 172N) — records 1983 · registered to SORBI AVIATION INC (owner ≠ operator)