Academy of Aviation

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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: ACADEMY OF AVIATION INC, Academy of Aviation

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2025-12-22 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172N (N1517E) No injuries Part 91

Operated by ACADEMY OF AVIATION (per NTSB report)

A loss of brake effectiveness during taxi, which resulted in a collision with another airplane.

Source: NTSB case ERA26LA076
Accident · 2021-08-09 Operator named in NTSB report
DIAMOND DA42 (N906ER) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Academy of Aviation (per NTSB report)

The flight instructor’s inability to stop the descent following a practice emergency descent for reasons that could not be determined.

Source: NTSB case ERA21LA322
Accident · 2021-07-27 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172 (N73334) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Academy of Aviation (per NTSB report)

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance with a fuel truck while taxiing

Source: NTSB case ERA21LA306
Accident · 2016-01-27 Operator named in NTSB report
ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 (N404LE) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Academy of Aviation, LLC (per NTSB report)

A rough running engine as a result of an intermittent failure of the left magneto for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a subsequent autorotation, impact with a sign, and rollover.

Source: NTSB case ERA16LA094
Accident · 2012-09-01 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172S (N2409E) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Academy of Aviation (per NTSB report)

The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

Source: NTSB case ERA12CA569
Accident · 2010-05-24 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172S (N169ER) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Academy of Aviation, LLC. (per NTSB report)

The pilot's delayed decision to attempt a go-around, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control while landing.

Source: NTSB case ERA10CA278
Accident · 2010-03-21 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 172 (N1895A) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Academy of Aviation (per NTSB report)

The student pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.

Source: NTSB case ERA10CA192
Accident · 2007-03-09 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 172R (N441QF) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Academy of Aviation (per NTSB report)

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing, which resulted in a collision with a runway sign. A factor was the crosswind.

Source: NTSB case NYC07CA078

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty · 2003-09-04 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Records & reportsAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $15,000 · case closed 2004-04-30

Source: FAA case 2004NM010007

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
N1517ECESSNA 172N1978Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N169EROperator named in NTSB report
N1895AOperator named in NTSB report
N2409ECESSNA 172S2007Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N404LEOperator named in NTSB report
N441QFCESSNA 172R1997Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N73334CESSNA 172M1976Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N906ERDIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND GMBH DA 422007Valid RegistrationOperator 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.

  • N906ER (DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND GMBH DA 42) — records 2021 · registered to HEAVY METAL AIR LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N73334 (CESSNA 172M) — records 2021 · registered to HEAVY METAL AIR LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N404LE — records 2016 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N2409E (CESSNA 172S) — records 2012 · registered to NUTAC LEASING LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N169ER — records 2010 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N1895A — records 2010 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N441QF (CESSNA 172R) — records 2007 · registered to CHRISTIANSEN AVIATION LLC (owner ≠ operator)