ACE PILOT TRAINING, INC.
Also recorded as: ACE PILOT TRAINING INC, ACE PILOT TRAINING, INC.
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
Operated by ACE PILOT TRAINING INC (per NTSB report)
The flight instructor’s decision to remove the nosewheel chock while the engine was still operating.
Operated by Ace Pilot Training (per NTSB report)
Inadequate inspection and maintenance of the helicopter’s landing gear dampers, which resulted in ground resonance during helicopter shutdown.
Operated by ACE PILOT TRAINING INC (per NTSB report)
The operator's failure to perform magneto inspections per the manufacturer's recommendations and failure to comply with the engine manufacturer's recommended time interval for engine overhaul, which resulted in defects in the magnetos going undetected and the failure of the right magneto during initial climb.
Operated by Ace Pilot Training Inc. (per NTSB report)
The separated baffle which blocked the tailpipe resulting in a subsequent total loss of engine power.
Operated by Ace Pilot Training (per NTSB report)
The pilot's improper decision to continue the flight with known deficiencies in equipment. Also causal was the failure of the right main landing gear due to overstress cracking.
Operated by Ace Pilot Training (per NTSB report)
The pilot inadequate flare, and failure to recover from a bounced landing.
Operated by ACE PILOT TRAINING (per NTSB report)
the student pilot's improper go-around procedure, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush into trees.
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-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N15037 | PIPER PA-28-140 | 1972 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N15157 | FIREFLY BALLOONS INC FIREFLY 7-15 | — | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N152CC | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N55165 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N586FL | PIPER PA-28-140 | 1971 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N8543E | PIPER PA-28-140 | 1976 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designatorOperator 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.
- N152CC — records 2014 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N15037 (PIPER PA-28-140) — records 2004–2012 · registered to ACE AIRCRAFT LEASING INC (owner ≠ operator)
- N55165 — records 2005 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N586FL (PIPER PA-28-140) — records 2004 · registered to ACE AIRCRAFT LEASING INC (owner ≠ operator)
- N15157 (FIREFLY BALLOONS INC FIREFLY 7-15) — records 1995 · registered to LAFOUNTAIN DONALD A (owner ≠ operator)