Comair Limited
Also recorded as: COMAIR INC, Comair Limited
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
21 records, spanning 1979–2022.
Operated by COMAIR INC (per NTSB report)
The probable cause of this incident is local controller's failure of maintaining awareness of the situation and failing to provide the appropriate separation between the two aircraft operating on intersecting runways. Providing separation between aircraft is a first duty priority, in accordance with FAA Order 7110.65.
Operated by COMAIR INC (per NTSB report)
the flight crewmembers's failure to use available cues and aids to identify the airplane's location on the airport surface during taxi and their failure to cross-check and verify that the airplane was on the correct runway before takeoff. Contributing to the accident were the flight crew's nonpertinent conversation during taxi, which resulted in a loss of positional awareness, and the Federal Aviation Administration's failure to require that all runway crossings be authorized only by specific air traffic control clearances.
Operated by COMAIR INC (per NTSB report)
An encounter with an unoccupied belt loader, after the belt loader driver inadvertently fell to the ground while maneuvering. Factors in this accident were the gusty wind conditions and the failure of the operator to require that persons operating belt loaders use seat belts.
Operated by COMAIR INC (per NTSB report)
The failure of the horizontal stabilizer control system for undetermined reasons.
Operated by Comair, Inc. (per NTSB report)
The separation of the low pressure turbine module due to coke resulting in the blockage of the oil system.
Operated by COMAIR INC (per NTSB report)
the failure of the flight crew to maintain airspeed during an encounter with severe icing conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, loss of control, and structural damage to the airplane.
Operated by Comair (per NTSB report)
The uncommanded deployment of the right flight spoiler due to the fatigue fracture of the spoiler lug.
Operated by COMAIR INC (per NTSB report)
The vehicle driver's inadvertent failure to place the column shifter into the parking gear. A factor to the accident was the vehicle.
Operated by COMAIR INC (per NTSB report)
Missing exhaust nozzle bolts for undetermined reasons. A factor was inadequate maintenance inspection of the affected area.
Operated by COMAIR INC (per NTSB report)
The inadequate design of the flight compartment windshield by the windshield manufacturer resulting in cracking of the center ply.
Operated by COMAIR, INC. (per NTSB report)
The Federal Aviation Adminstration's (FAA) failure to establish adequate aircraft certification standards for flight in icing conditions, the FAA's failure to ensure that at Centro Tecnico Aeroespacial/FAA-approved procedure for the accident airplane's deice system operation was implemented by U.S.-based air carriers, and the FAA's failure to require the establishment of adequate minimum airspeeds for icing conditions, which led to the loss of control when the airplane accumulated a thin, rough, accretion of ice on its lifting surfaces. Contributing to the accident were the flightcrew's decision to operate in icing conditions near the lower margin of the operating airspeed envelope (with flaps retracted) and Comair's failure to establish and adequately disseminate unambiguous minimum airspeed values for flap configurations and for flight in icing conditions.
Operated by COMAIR (per NTSB report)
a lightning strike and associated engine flameout.
Operated by COMAIR, INC. (per NTSB report)
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. CHECKRIDE-INDUCED PRESSURE WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR, AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE CHECK PILOT WAS A FACTOR.
Operated by COMAIR (per NTSB report)
THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOK-OUT DUE TO HIS SELF IMPOSED PRESSURE OF TAXIING, COMPLETING COCKPIT CHECKLISTS AND OBTAINING A CLEARANCE AT THE SAME TIME.
FAA enforcement actions
21 actions, spanning 1997–2012.
Sanction: $15,000 · case closed 2013-04-15
Sanction: $37,500 · case closed 2012-12-28
Sanction: 30000 · case closed 2012-09-20
Sanction: $81,250 · case closed 2014-10-02
Sanction: $30,000 · case closed 2012-09-20
Sanction: 10000 · case closed 2012-09-20
Sanction: $15,000 · case closed 2011-02-10
Sanction: 12000 · case closed 2012-03-28
Sanction: $14,000 · case closed 2010-08-13
Sanction: $5,000 · case closed 2005-04-11
Sanction: $3,500 · case closed 2004-08-09
Sanction: $3,750 · case closed 2001-06-18
Sanction: $3,000 · case closed 2003-12-04
Sanction: $4,250 · case closed 2000-11-17
Sanction: $7,500 · case closed 2000-04-14
Sanction: $4,500 · case closed 2001-08-29
Sanction: $3,000 · case closed 2000-06-02
Sanction: $2,000 · case closed 1999-04-22
Sanction: $5,000 · case closed 2000-05-18
Sanction: $3,500 · case closed 2002-07-23
Sanction: $1,000 · case closed 2002-07-23
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N265CA | AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8KCAB | 2004 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N266CA | COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P2012 TRAVELLER | 2019 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N3110J | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N341CA | PIPER PA-31-350 | 1979 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N431CA | BELL 206B | 1978 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N445AC | AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8GCBC | 1998 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N64CZ | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N6642L | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N729CA | BOEING 747-412 | 1991 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N781CA | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N784CA | CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 | 2026 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N785CA | COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P2012 TRAVELLER | 2020 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N915CA | COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P2012 TRAVELLER | 2020 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N9167Y | PIPER PA-31 | 1968 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N916CA | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N933CA | RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY B300 | 2002 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N960CA | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N991CA | EMBRAER SA EMB-500 | 2010 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| NZSZWB | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NZSZWU | — | — | 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.
- NZSZWB — records 2022 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NZSZWU — records 2019 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N781CA — records 2007 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N431CA (BELL 206B) — records 2006 · now operated by CHEM-AIR, LLC
- N916CA — records 2003 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N960CA — records 2002 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N991CA (EMBRAER SA EMB-500) — records 2002 · registered to TVPX AIRCRAFT SOLUTIONS INC TRUSTEE (owner ≠ operator)
- N266CA (COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P2012 TRAVELLER) — records 2001 · now operated by Hyannis Air Service Inc.
- N785CA (COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P2012 TRAVELLER) — records 2001 · now operated by Hyannis Air Service Inc.
- N784CA (CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22) — records 2001 · registered to EAGLE CAPITAL HOLDINGS LLC (owner ≠ operator)
- N933CA (RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY B300) — records 2001 · registered to METREA SPECIAL AEROSPACE ISR INC (owner ≠ operator)
- N729CA (BOEING 747-412) — records 2000 · registered to AC SPE 6 LLC (owner ≠ operator)
8 more aircraft
- N265CA (AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8KCAB) — records 1997 · registered to ZACHERL RANDALL L (owner ≠ operator)
- N915CA (COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P2012 TRAVELLER) — records 1993 · now operated by Hyannis Air Service Inc.
- N445AC (AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8GCBC) — records 1990 · registered to THOLEN SUSAN M (owner ≠ operator)
- N64CZ — records 1990 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N341CA (PIPER PA-31-350) — records 1987 · registered to COVENANT AIR LLC (owner ≠ operator)
- N3110J — records 1985 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N6642L — records 1979 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N9167Y (PIPER PA-31) — records 1979 · registered to COMANCHE FLYERS INC (owner ≠ operator)