Scenic Mountain Air, Inc

Part 135 operator · designator LVKA

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: SCENIC MOUNTAIN AIR, SCENIC MOUNTAIN AIR INC, SCENIC MOUNTAIN AIR, INC, Scenic Mountain Air, Inc, Scenic Mountain Air, Inc.

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2011-08-12 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-18-135 (N1258C) Minor injury Part 91

Operated by Scenic Mountain Air, Inc. (per NTSB report)

The pilot's inadvertent application of the right brake pedal during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.

Source: NTSB case ANC11CA076
Accident · 2011-08-06 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-18-150 (N762LA) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Scenic Mountain Air Inc (per NTSB report)

The pilot's inadequate directional control of the airplane during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s fatigue.

Source: NTSB case ANC11CA074

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty ordered · 2021-12-07 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $2,500 · case closed 2022-07-27

Source: FAA case 2022WP910012
Civil penalty ordered · 2020-10-21 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $2,000 · case closed 2021-07-28

Source: FAA case 2021WP910011
Civil penalty ordered · date unknown Name match — reviewer confirmed
Records & reports

Sanction: $2,500 · case closed 2003-06-16

Source: FAA case 2002AL910052

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
N1258CPIPER PA-18-1351953Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N247KMCESSNA U206F1975Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N35608CESSNA 172IValid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N762LAOperator named in NTSB report
N917VKPIPER PA-18-1501974Valid 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.

  • N1258C (PIPER PA-18-135) — records 2011 · registered to SMITH SAMUEL RICHARD (owner ≠ operator)
  • N762LA — records 2011 · no longer on the FAA registry