ACE PILOT TRAINING, INC.

Part 135 operator · designator GU7A

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: 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

Accident · 2022-11-09 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-28-140 (N8543E) Serious injury Part 91

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.

Source: NTSB case ERA23LA055
Accident · 2014-06-17 Operator named in NTSB report
SCHWEIZER 269C-1 (N152CC) Minor injury Part 91

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.

Source: NTSB case ERA14LA293
Accident · 2012-10-12 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-28-140 (N15037) No injuries Part 91

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.

Source: NTSB case ERA13LA025
Accident · 2005-05-13 Operator named in NTSB report
Piper PA-28-140 (N55165) Minor injury Part 91

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.

Source: NTSB case IAD05LA064
Accident · 2004-11-29 Operator named in NTSB report
Piper PA-28-140 (N15037) No injuries Part 91

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.

Source: NTSB case IAD05LA021
Accident · 2004-10-23 Operator named in NTSB report
Piper PA-28-140 (N586FL) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Ace Pilot Training (per NTSB report)

The pilot inadequate flare, and failure to recover from a bounced landing.

Source: NTSB case NYC05CA011
Accident · 1995-07-11 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-28-140 (N15157) Minor injury Part 91

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.

Source: NTSB case NYC95LA152

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
N15037PIPER PA-28-1401972Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N15157FIREFLY BALLOONS INC FIREFLY 7-15Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N152CCOperator named in NTSB report
N55165Operator named in NTSB report
N586FLPIPER PA-28-1401971Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N8543EPIPER PA-28-1401976Valid RegistrationMatched 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)