Quest Aviation Inc.

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: QUEST AVIATION INC, Quest Aviation Inc.

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2011-12-09 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 421C (N421SY) Fatal injury Part 135

Operated by Quest Aviation Inc. (per NTSB report)

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed after shutting down one engine, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to follow the guidance contained in the pilot’s operating handbook, which advised feathering the propeller of the secured engine and retracting the flaps and landing gear.

Source: NTSB case CEN12FA100

FAA enforcement actions

Penalty · 1999-03-24 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $500 · case closed 1999-09-07

Source: FAA case 1999NM910045

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
N421SYTEXTRON AVIATION INC 208B2021Valid 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.