Western Air Flight Academy

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Also recorded as: Western Air Flight Academy

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2025-05-04 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172N (N75775) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Western Air Flight Academy (per NTSB report)

The disconnected throttle control that resulted in a loss of engine power due to improper maintenance.

Source: NTSB case CEN25LA168
Accident · 2019-09-26 Operator named in NTSB report
American Aviation AA5 (N9774U) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by Western Air Flight Academy (per NTSB report)

The pilot's decision to fly into terrain that exceeded the performance capabilities of the airplane, which resulted in failure to maintain clearance from trees and terrain.

Source: NTSB case WPR19FA266
Accident · 2019-07-13 Operator named in NTSB report
Diamond DA 40 (N388JP) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Western Air Flight Academy (per NTSB report)

The pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain the runway heading and bank control during landing in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a go-around and subsequent collision with a runway light.

Source: NTSB case GAA19CA409
Accident · 2019-07-01 Operator named in NTSB report
American Aviation AA5 (N387G) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Western Air Flight Academy (per NTSB report)

The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate and landing flare during landing with a tailwind, which resulted in a hard landing and a subsequent loss of directional control, runway excursion, and collision with objects.

Source: NTSB case GAA19CA384
Accident · 2008-10-24 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172 (N64055) Serious injury Part 91

Operated by Western Air Flight Academy (per NTSB report)

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, resulting in an inadvertent stall, during a landing attempt. Contributing to the accident was the gusty crosswinds.

Source: NTSB case CEN09LA035

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
N387GOperator named in NTSB report
N388JPOperator named in NTSB report
N64055Operator named in NTSB report
N75775CESSNA 172N1976Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N9774UOperator 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.

1 aircraft filed records under this certificate within the last two years but are not in the fleet list we hold — fleet lists can lag actual operations.

  • N9774U — records 2019 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N388JP — records 2019 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N387G — records 2019 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N64055 — records 2008 · no longer on the FAA registry