Eastern Kentucky University
Also recorded as: Eastern Kentucky University
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
Operated by Eastern Kentucky University (per NTSB report)
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with tree(s).
Operated by Eastern Kentucky University (per NTSB report)
The student pilot’s improper flare during a crosswind landing, which resulted in a hard landing.
Operated by Eastern Kentucky University (per NTSB report)
The rupture of the landing gear’s hydraulic pressure hose, which resulted in the depletion of all of the hydraulic fluid, and the inability of the landing gear to raise or lower. Contributing to the accident was the installation of an unapproved hydraulic hose by unknown maintenance personnel.
Operated by Eastern Kentucky University (per NTSB report)
The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student.
Operated by Eastern Kentucky University (per NTSB report)
A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s failure to supervise the student’s preflight inspection, his inadequate fuel management and preflight and in-flight fuel planning, and the operator’s inadequate fueling policies and procedures.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N28BC | HONDA AIRCRAFT CO LLC HA-420 | 2018 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N53720 | CESSNA 172P | 1981 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N89847 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N9985B | CESSNA 172RG | 1982 | 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.
- N89847 — records 2013–2016 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N9985B (CESSNA 172RG) — records 2012 · registered to JACKS CHARLES D (owner ≠ operator)
- N53720 (CESSNA 172P) — records 2012 · registered to CHRISTIANSEN AVIATION LLC (owner ≠ operator)
- N28BC (HONDA AIRCRAFT CO LLC HA-420) — records 2012 · registered to BANK OF UTAH TRUSTEE (owner ≠ operator)