AIRBORNE EXPRESS INC

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: AIRBORNE EXPRESS INC

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 1995-10-13 Operator named in NTSB report
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 (N945AX) No injuries Part 121

Operated by AIRBORNE EXPRESS INC (per NTSB report)

inadequate installation of a thrust reverser, driver linkage arm pivot bolt and nut, which resulted in the nut and bolt becoming disconnected. A factor relating to the accident was: the manufacturer's unclear information regarding the type and number of washers to be installed on the pivot bolt assembly.

Source: NTSB case CHI96LA011
Incident · 1992-08-28 Operator named in NTSB report
DOUGLAS DC-8-61 (N845AX) No injuries Part 121

Operated by AIRBORNE EXPRESS INC. (per NTSB report)

FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR.

Source: NTSB case CHI92IA260
Accident · 1980-06-19 Operator named in NTSB report
SUD AVN SE-210 (N905MW) No injuries

Operated by AIRBORNE EXPRESS (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case ATL80FA057

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
N845AXOperator named in NTSB report
N905MWOperator named in NTSB report
N945AXOperator 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.

  • N945AX — records 1995 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N845AX — records 1992 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N905MW — records 1980 · no longer on the FAA registry