B & F AVIATION INC

Part 135 operator · designator 2BZA

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: B & F AVIATION INC, B & F Aviation Inc, SONRISE AVIATION, LLC

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2021-06-18 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 310R (N310LC) No injuries Part 135

Operated by B & F Aviation Inc (per NTSB report)

The airplane’s collision with a deer on the runway during landing.

Source: NTSB case CEN21LA279

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty ordered · 2021-11-29 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $6,750 · case closed 2022-07-22

Source: FAA case 2022SO950029
Civil penalty ordered · 2020-04-22 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $30,000 · case closed 2021-05-26

Source: FAA case 2020SO950027

Maintenance disclosure history

Service Difficulty Reports are self-reported maintenance findings. The NUMBER of reports is not a measure of reliability — diligent operators file more, not fewer. These are shown for transparency, not as a negative signal. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

Reports span 2021–2021. Most-reported systems: Landing gear (32) — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: OTHER — 1.

1 report on file.

OTHER · 2021-11-21 Matched by certificate designator
N2738B · ATA 3200

Part: NONE — BROKEN (ZONE 700) · airframe 15,862 hrs · 15,000 cycles

RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE ON LANDING. DOWNLOCK BELLCRANK, PN 5041001-11, WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN.

Source: SDR 2021FA0000344

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N2738BCESSNA 310R1979Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N310LC——Operator named in NTSB report
N3284MCESSNA 310R—Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N788JJCESSNA 421B1975Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N921KACESSNA 340A1984Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N98DMCESSNA 310R1976Valid 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.

  • N310LC — records 2021 · no longer on the FAA registry