SAPPHIRE AVIATION HOLDINGS LLC

Part 135 operator · designator 6SGA

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: SAPPHIRE AVIATION, SAPPHIRE AVIATION HOLDINGS LLC, SAPPHIRE 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 · 2018-01-17 Operator named in NTSB report
BELL UH-1H (N658H) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by SAPPHIRE AVIATION LLC (per NTSB report)

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude above mountainous terrain during cruise flight in dark night conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

Source: NTSB case CEN18FA078

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
N658H——Operator named in NTSB report
N981JADIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND GMBH DA 42—Valid 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.

  • N658H — records 2018 · no longer on the FAA registry