Valley Air Service, Inc.

Part 135 operator · designator VL8A

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: VALLEY AIR SERVICE, INC., Valley Air Service Inc., Valley Air Service, Inc.

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2018-07-09 Operator named in NTSB report
Grumman G164B (N6696K) No injuries Part 137

Operated by Valley Air Service Ltd (per NTSB report)

Total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

Source: NTSB case WPR18LA189
Accident · 2015-08-04 Operator named in NTSB report
GRUMMAN G164 - B (N48452) No injuries Part 137

Operated by Valley Air Service LTD (per NTSB report)

The loss of engine power during an agricultural application flight due to a cylinder failure.

Source: NTSB case WPR15LA230
Accident · 2013-07-03 Operator named in NTSB report
WSK PZL MIELEC M-18B (N7643J) No injuries Part 137

Operated by VALLEY AIR SERVICE INC (per NTSB report)

The pilot’s improper decision to continue the takeoff with a tailwind after he recognized a performance problem with the airplane and his delayed action to dump the chemical load.

Source: NTSB case WPR13LA308
Accident · 2008-06-24 Operator named in NTSB report
Snow S2C (N1661S) Fatal injury Part 137

Operated by Valley Air Service Inc. (per NTSB report)

Failure of the pilot to maintain an adequate airspeed resulting in an aerodynamic stall/spin while maneuvering.

Source: NTSB case LAX08LA193
Accident · 1990-07-09 Operator named in NTSB report
BEECH BE-58 (N335T) Serious injury Part 91

Operated by VALLEY AIR SERVICE (per NTSB report)

FLIGHT INTO TREES WHILE RECOVERING FROM AN INADVERTENT SPIN AFTER A PILOT USED INCORRECT PROCEDURES DURING A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE BELOW VMC AND THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT DELAYED THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.

Source: NTSB case NYC90LA150
Accident · 1989-05-01 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 152 (N45981) No injuries Part 91

Operated by VALLEY AIR SERVICE,INC (per NTSB report)

THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

Source: NTSB case NYC89LA128
Accident · 1984-04-19 Operator named in NTSB report
GRUMMAN G-164B (N6651Q) No injuries Part 137

Operated by VALLEY AIR SERVICE LTD (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case LAX84LA263

FAA enforcement actions

No FAA enforcement actions linked to this operator.

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 2014–2014. Most-reported systems: Equipment & furnishings (25) — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: OTHER — 1.

1 report on file.

OTHER · 2014-01-30 Matched by certificate designator
N32SM · ATA 2500

Part: SEAT — BROKEN (NOT REPORTED)

STRESS ON CHAIR BACK AND METAL FATIGUE PROBABLE CAUSE. CHAIR WAS REPAIRED IAW STC STO1043WI.

Source: SDR VL8A201508310001

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N1661SOperator named in NTSB report
N32SMCESSNA 5501983Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N335TROBINSON HELICOPTER R442016Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N45981Operator named in NTSB report
N48452GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164B1976Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N6651QOperator named in NTSB report
N6696KGRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164B1978Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N7643JOperator 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.

  • N6696K (GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164B) — records 2018 · registered to VALLEY AIR SERVICE LTD (owner ≠ operator)
  • N48452 (GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164B) — records 2015 · registered to JONES AVIATION INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N7643J — records 2013 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N1661S — records 2008 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N335T (ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44) — records 1990 · registered to BPU ENTERPRISES LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N45981 — records 1989 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N6651Q — records 1984 · no longer on the FAA registry