PAN AM INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT ACADEMY

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Also recorded as: PAN AM INTERNATIONAL 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 · 2008-03-15 Operator named in NTSB report
Piper PA-28-181 (N416PA) No injuries Part 91

Operated by PAN AM INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT ACADEMY (per NTSB report)

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind condition.

Source: NTSB case LAX08CA076
Accident · 2006-06-08 Operator named in NTSB report
Cessna 152 (N627PA) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by Pan Am International Flight Academy (per NTSB report)

the failure of both the flight instructor and student pilot to regain control of the airplane in a timely manner during an intentional spin maneuver, resulting in a collision with terrain. A factor in the accident was the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.

Source: NTSB case LAX06FA200
Accident · 2004-05-10 Operator named in NTSB report
Piper PA-44-180 (N304PA) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by PAN AM INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT ACADEMY (per NTSB report)

The incorrect use of an abbreviated callsign by the TRACON sector radar controller to issue a descent clearance to N434PA and the sector controllers failure to detect that the clearance had been read back with the full callsign by the pilot of N304PA. Also causal was the pilots failure to question a clearance that descended them below the published Minimum En route Altitude (MEA). Contributing to the accident was the failure of both the Center and TRACON controllers to properly respond to the aural and visual Minimum Safe Altitude Warning System (MSAW) alert.

Source: NTSB case LAX04FA205
Accident · 2004-01-19 Operator named in NTSB report
Piper PA-28-181 (N298PA) Fatal injury Part 91

Operated by Pan Am International Flight Academy Inc. (per NTSB report)

The flight instructor's failure to comply with the instrument approach procedure in that he descended prematurely below decision height resulting in an in-flight collision with trees, power lines and the ground. Contributing factors were the dark night light condition and the low ceiling.

Source: NTSB case MIA04FA045
Accident · 2003-07-07 Operator named in NTSB report
Piper PA-28-181 (N288PA) No injuries Part 91

Operated by PAN AM INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT ACADEMY (per NTSB report)

The disengagement of the left control wheel from the control column, which was due to the attaching screw backing out of the nut plate. Also causal was the manufacturer's inadequate design of the installation and the improper length of the screw.

Source: NTSB case LAX03LA228

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
N288PAPIPER PA-28-1812002Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N298PAALEXANDER SCHLEICHER GMBH & CO ASG 32 MI2016Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N304PAAMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC MK30Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N416PAPIPER PA-28-1812001Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N627PAPIPER PA 46-350P2014Valid 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.

  • N416PA (PIPER PA-28-181) — records 2008 · registered to SKYWEST LEASING INC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N627PA (PIPER PA 46-350P) — records 2006 · registered to BIG SKY LEASING LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N304PA (AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC MK30) — records 2004 · registered to AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N298PA (ALEXANDER SCHLEICHER GMBH & CO ASG 32 MI) — records 2004 · registered to BLIEDEN IRA A (owner ≠ operator)
  • N288PA (PIPER PA-28-181) — records 2003 · registered to SKYWEST LEASING INC (owner ≠ operator)