Gorge Winds Aviation Inc

Part 135 operator · designator OBRA

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: GORGE WINDS AVIATION INC, Gorge Winds Aviation Inc, Gorge Winds Aviation, Inc.

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2019-12-05 Matched by aircraft (N-number)
Cessna 182 (N52458) No injuries Part 91

The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action and the student’s failure to relinquish control, which resulted in a runway overrun and impact with a fence.

Source: NTSB case WPR20CA041
Accident · 2007-04-29 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 172M (N1911V) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Gorge Winds Aviation, Inc. (per NTSB report)

The student pilot's failure to adequately correct for changing wind conditions, leading to a loss of directional control during the takeoff ground roll. Factors include wet, soft terrain along the side of the runway.

Source: NTSB case SEA07CA116

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
N1911VPIPER PA-28-1801974Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N52458CESSNA 182PValid 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.

  • N1911V (PIPER PA-28-180) — records 2007 · registered to LEFORT CHARLES J (owner ≠ operator)