KETCHUM AIR SERVICE

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: KETCHUM AIR SERVICE

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2000-07-17 Operator named in NTSB report
de Havilland DHC-2 (N345KA) No injuries Part 91

Operated by KETCHUM AIR SERVICE, INC. (per NTSB report)

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.

Source: NTSB case ANC00LA091
Accident · 1999-08-20 Operator named in NTSB report
de Havilland DHC-3T (N888KA) No injuries Part 135

Operated by KETCHUM AIR SERVICE, INC. (per NTSB report)

The pilot's inadvertent retraction of the trailing edge flaps during the takeoff run.

Source: NTSB case ANC99LA122
Accident · 1993-08-19 Operator named in NTSB report
DE HAVILLAND DHC-3 (N321KA) Minor injury Part 135

Operated by KETCHUM AIR SERVICE INC. (per NTSB report)

FLUID, FUEL STARVATION AS A RESULT OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE OPERATOR'S INADEQUATE FLIGHT TIME AND FUEL UPLOAD RECORD KEEPING.

Source: NTSB case ANC93FA152
Accident · 1992-12-24 Operator named in NTSB report
DE HAVILLAND DHC2 (N737KA) No injuries Part 91

Operated by KETCHUM AIR SERVICE (per NTSB report)

AN INADVERTANT LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND WHEELS DOWN WATER LANDING BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF CHECKLIST USE BY THE PILOT.

Source: NTSB case ANC93LA023

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
N321KAPIPER PA-32R-301T2000Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N345KA——Operator named in NTSB report
N737KABOEING 737-7BX2001Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N888KACESSNA T210L1975Valid 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.

  • N345KA — records 2000 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N888KA (CESSNA T210L) — records 1999 · registered to QUALITAIR LLC TRUSTEE (owner ≠ operator)
  • N321KA (PIPER PA-32R-301T) — records 1993 · registered to MID VALLEY AIR LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N737KA (BOEING 737-7BX) — records 1992 · registered to BANK OF UTAH TRUSTEE (owner ≠ operator)