FLIGHT TRAILS

Certificate type not established

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: FLIGHT TRAILS

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 1986-09-11 Operator named in NTSB report
HUGHES 269C (N58323) No injuries Part 91

Operated by FLIGHT TRAILS, INC. (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case LAX86LA344
Accident · 1984-12-16 Operator named in NTSB report
CONVAIR 440 (N44828) Serious injury Part 121

Operated by FLIGHT TRAILS (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case DCA85AA006
Accident · 1984-08-29 Operator named in NTSB report
Piper PA-32R-301T (N4575L) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by FLIGHT TRAILS (per NTSB report)

controlled flight into terrain that resulted from the pilot's failure to ensure a safe VFR altitude. The dark night, which restricted the pilot's view of terrain, was a factor in this accident.

Source: NTSB case LAX84FA504

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
N44828Operator named in NTSB report
N4575LOperator named in NTSB report
N58323Operator 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.

  • N58323 — records 1986 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N44828 — records 1984 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N4575L — records 1984 · no longer on the FAA registry