World Airways
Also recorded as: WORLD AIRWAYS INC, World Airways
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
11 records, spanning 1973–2009.
Operated by World Airways (per NTSB report)
the captain’s inappropriate control inputs following a firm landing, resulting in two hard nose-gear impacts before executing a go-around. Contributing to the inappropriate control inputs was the captain’s fatigue and physical discomfort; and a possible lack of practical consolidation of skills and experience due to a protracted and fragmented training period.
Operated by WORLD AIRWAYS INC (per NTSB report)
The inadequate installation of the cockpit security door locking device, which resulted in smoke in the cockpit during normal cruise, and a precautionary landing. A factor associated with the incident was the manufacturer's insufficiently defined installation instructions.
Operated by WORLD AIRWAYS, INC. (per NTSB report)
Operated by WORLD AIRWAYS, INC. (per NTSB report)
Operated by WORLD AIRWAYS, INC. (per NTSB report)
Operated by WORLD AIRWAYS, INC. (per NTSB report)
FAA enforcement actions
Sanction: $25,000 · case closed 2009-04-09
Sanction: $175,000 · case closed 2008-01-10
Sanction: $7,500 · case closed 2001-03-15
Sanction: $5,000 · case closed 1999-12-28
Sanction: $15,000 · case closed 1999-04-12
Sanction: $37,500 · case closed 1999-04-21
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-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N104WA | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N108WA | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N112WA | WALLACE ANDERSON/ERIC NORDLUND RV9A | — | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N113WA | EMBRAER EMB-110P1 | 1979 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N139WA | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N271W | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N272WA | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N277WA | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N801WA | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-83(MD-83) | 1992 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N802WA | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO MD 83 | 1990 | Valid Registration | Operator 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.
- N139WA — records 2009 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N277WA — records 2005 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N272WA — records 1999 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N271W — records 1996 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N108WA — records 1990 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N104WA — records 1982 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N113WA (EMBRAER EMB-110P1) — records 1982 · now operated by Wiggins Airways, Inc.
- N112WA (WALLACE ANDERSON/ERIC NORDLUND RV9A) — records 1981 · registered to ANDERSON WALLACE G (owner ≠ operator)
- N801WA (MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-83(MD-83)) — records 1974 · registered to CARIBBEAN SUN AIRLINES INC DBA (owner ≠ operator)
- N802WA (MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO MD 83) — records 1973 · registered to CARIBBEAN SUN AIRLINES INC DBA (owner ≠ operator)