FLY DENALI INC.

Part 135 operator · designator A3WC

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: FLY DENALI INC, FLY DENALI INC., Fly Denali INC

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2023-09-12 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 185 (N34VV) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Fly Denali INC (per NTSB report)

The pilot’s selection of an unsuitable landing site, resulting in a nose over.

Source: NTSB case ANC23LA075
Accident · 2012-07-07 Operator named in NTSB report
DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 (N906JS) No injuries Part 135

Operated by Fly Denali, Inc (per NTSB report)

The right seat passenger’s inadvertent contact with the emergency fuel shutoff valve, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to provide a thorough preflight briefing to the passenger seated in the cockpit.

Source: NTSB case ANC12CA070
Accident · 2005-03-07 Operator named in NTSB report
de Havilland DHC-2 (N3307S) No injuries Part 135

Operated by Fly Denali, Inc. (per NTSB report)

Aerodynamic flutter of the ailerons during normal cruise flight due to their improper maintenance/balancing, which resulted in structural damage to the airplane's wings.

Source: NTSB case ANC05LA046

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty ordered · 2018-05-14 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing programAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $2,200 · case closed 2018-09-14

Source: FAA case 2018WP910037

Maintenance disclosure history

Service Difficulty Reports are self-reported maintenance findings. The NUMBER of reports is not a measure of reliability — diligent operators file more, not fewer. These are shown for transparency, not as a negative signal. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

Reports span 2007–2008. Most-reported systems: Fuselage (53) — 1; ATA 85 — 1. Most-common natures of condition, as filed: OTHER — 2.

2 reports on file.

OTHER · 2008-05-27 Matched by certificate designator
N121EE · ATA 8520

Part: PISTON — BROKEN (ENGINE)

AT OIL CHANGE, FOUND ALUMINUM CONTAMINATION IN OIL FILTER ELEMENT. INVESTIGATION FOUND BROKEN PISTON SKIRT AND RING PARTS IN OIL PAN FROM NR 4 CYLINDER. NR 4 PISTON SKIRT WAS BROKEN AT LOWEST RING, AT BOTTOM OF PISTON HALF, TOTAL SKIRT WAS BROKEN OFF THIS PISTON , FOUND 5/27/2008. (K)

Source: SDR A3W2008F00000
OTHER · 2007-08-24 Matched by certificate designator
N21709 · ATA 5320

Part: SUPPORT — CRACKED (RT MLG WW)

WHILE TAXING, ONCE SNOW COVERED GLACIER, THE RT GEAR OUTER SUPPORT CRACKED AND FAILED, DAMAGING THE SUPPORT BULKHEAD. ROUGH SURFACE AND HIGH PART TT IS SUSPECTED AS CAUSE. NO OTHER AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED. (K)

Source: SDR A3W2007F00000

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N1132QPIPER PA-32-3001977Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N185ARCESSNA A185E1969Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N2884MPIPER PA-32-3001977Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N30CCDEHAVILLAND DHC 2 MK III1964Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator
N3307SOperator named in NTSB report
N34VVCESSNA 1851961Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N906JSDEHAVILLAND DHC-21966Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designatorOperator named in NTSB report
N907KWDEHAVILLAND DHC 2 MK III1968Valid RegistrationMatched by certificate designator

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.

  • N34VV (CESSNA 185) — records 2023 · registered to WATTUM INVESTMENTS LLC (owner ≠ operator)
  • N121EE (CESSNA A185F) — records 2008 · now operated by SHELDON AIR SERVICE LLC
  • N21709 (CESSNA A185F) — records 2007 · now operated by N2 Alaska llc
  • N3307S — records 2005 · no longer on the FAA registry