BIG SKY TRANSPORTATION

Part 135 operator

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: BIG SKY TRANSPORTATION, BIG SKY TRANSPORTATION CO

Accident & enforcement record

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

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 1994-02-06 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 402C (N2718Y) No injuries Part 135

Operated by BIG SKY TRANSPORTATION — Commuter air carrier (135) Operator Does Business As: BIG SKY AIRLINES (per NTSB report)

THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR FROZE. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES.

Source: NTSB case SEA94LA058
Accident · 1992-11-21 Operator named in NTSB report
SWEARINGEN SA-226TC (N139PA) No injuries Part 135

Operated by BIG SKY TRANSPORTATION CO (per NTSB report)

FAILURE OF A GEAR DOOR ROLLER, WHICH NECESSITATED A GEAR UP LANDING. FACTORS INCLUDE INADEQUATE LUBRICATION.

Source: NTSB case SEA93LA027

FAA enforcement actions

14 actions, spanning 1999–2003.

Civil penalty ordered · 2003-03-19 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Flight operationsAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: 2000 · case closed 2004-02-26

Source: FAA case 2003NM050041
Civil penalty ordered · 2003-01-14 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Flight operationsAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: 26000 · case closed 2004-02-26

Source: FAA case 2003NM050036
Civil penalty ordered · 2002-12-04 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Records & reportsAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: 6000 · case closed 2004-02-26

Source: FAA case 2003NM050017
Civil penalty ordered · 2001-02-16 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Flight operationsAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $2,000 · case closed 2001-06-22

Source: FAA case 2001NM050036
Civil penalty ordered · 2001-02-06 Name match — reviewer confirmed
SecurityAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $4,000 · case closed 2001-09-19

Source: FAA case 2001NM710210
Civil penalty ordered · 2000-12-13 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Flight operationsAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $1,000 · case closed 2001-04-03

Source: FAA case 2001NM050022
Civil penalty ordered · 2000-12-13 Name match — reviewer confirmed
SecurityScheduled air carrier

Sanction: $4,000 · case closed 2001-07-18

Source: FAA case 2001NM710118
Civil penalty ordered · 2000-11-29 Name match — reviewer confirmed
SecurityScheduled air carrier

Sanction: $4,000 · case closed 2001-08-30

Source: FAA case 2001NM710107
Civil penalty ordered · 2000-09-28 Name match — reviewer confirmed
MaintenanceAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $1,000 · case closed 2001-01-31

Source: FAA case 2000NM050046
Penalty · 2000-01-06 Name match — reviewer confirmed
Flight operationsAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $1,650 · case closed 2000-05-15

Source: FAA case 2000NM050018
Civil penalty · 1999-03-23 Name match — reviewer confirmed
MaintenanceAir carrier / commercial operator

Sanction: $5,000 · case closed 1999-12-15

Source: FAA case 1999NM050018
Civil penalty ordered · date unknown Name match — reviewer confirmed
Maintenance

Sanction: $10,500 · case closed 2003-05-29

Source: FAA case 2003GL130012
Civil penalty ordered · date unknown Name match — reviewer confirmed
Flight operations

Sanction: $10,500 · case closed 2003-05-29

Source: FAA case 2002NM110051
Civil penalty ordered · date unknown Name match — reviewer confirmed
Other

Sanction: $5,500 · case closed 2003-02-13

Source: FAA case 2001CE440026

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
N139PAAMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC MK30—Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N2718YCESSNA 402C1979Valid 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.

  • N2718Y (CESSNA 402C) — records 1994 · now operated by Richland Aviation, Inc.
  • N139PA (AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC MK30) — records 1992 · registered to AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (owner ≠ operator)