TAR HEEL AVIATION INC.
Also recorded as: TAR HEEL AVIATION INC, TAR HEEL AVIATION 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 TAR HEEL AVIATION INC. — On-demand air taxi (135) Operator Does Business As: (per NTSB report)
the pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors in this accident were: fog, the low ceiling, and the dark night.
Operated by TAR HEEL AVIATION, INC. (per NTSB report)
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. FACTORS WERE THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, AND THE DARK NIGHT LIGHTING CONDITIONS.
Operated by TAR HEEL AVIATION (per NTSB report)
THE PILOT'S DELAYED PULL UP FROM AN INTENTIONAL DESCENT DURING AN ABORTED SUICIDE ATTEMPT.
FAA enforcement actions
Sanction: $1,000 · case closed 2000-02-25
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N5301Q | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N704EA | ELROY AIR INC CHAPARRAL C1 | — | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N802TH | EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2 | 2000 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N8869L | BOEING 737-8 | 2023 | Valid Registration | Operator 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.
- N802TH (EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2) — records 1997 · now operated by Northstar Trekking, LLC
- N8869L (BOEING 737-8) — records 1992 · registered to SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO (owner ≠ operator)
- N704EA (ELROY AIR INC CHAPARRAL C1) — records 1990 · registered to ELROY AIR INC (owner ≠ operator)
- N5301Q — records 1982 · no longer on the FAA registry