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ARGUS CHEQ Report: SAMPLE AIR CHARTERS INC
ARGUS Rating
SILVER
Has average or better historical safety rating.
Report Date: 04/19/2001 Certificate Summary: ABCD12345 Sample AIR CHARTERS INC 100 AIRPORT ROAD CINCINNATI, OH 12345 CEO: LAST, FIRST Employee Data: Captains Other Pilots Check Air Men Inspectors Non-Cert Mechanics Certified Mechanics 32 2 3 0 1 12 Aircraft Summary: 1 CE-500-500 6 PA-31-350 1 CE-402-402 2 SA-227-AT 2 CE-401-B 9 CE-402-C 2 CE-402-B 2 CE-404-404 2 CE-401-A
Summary of Records Found: 1 1 2 3 1 1 (National Transportation & Safety Board - 46727 records dating back to 1983) (FAA Accident/Incident Database - 160355 records dating back to 1983) (FAA Enforcement Information System - 368516 records dating back to 1962) (FAA Service Difficulty Reports - 841200 records dating back to 1974) (FAA Operate Certificates Database - 7257 records) (FAA Aircraft Registration Database - 344756 records)
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The data contained in this report has been obtained from the US Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board under the Freedom of Information Act, as well as through primary research techniques. The data contained in this report is of an advisory nature only. Although significant effort has been made to verify that the data is true and correct, ARG/US does not warrant that this data is complete or without errors. ARG/US specifically does not warrant that this data is applicable or fit for a specific purpose. Any conclusions drawn from this data are done so at your own risk. ARG/US is not the official source of this data, so users are encouraged to verify the data through official sources prior to drawing any conclusions or basing decisions on this data. Neither Aviation Research Group/U.S., Inc (ARG/US) nor any agency thereof, nor Aeroknowledge, nor any of their employees or officers, makes any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represnts that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. In no event shall ARG/US or AeroKnowledge be liable for any special, indirect of consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other action, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of this information.
CHEQ Rating description The CHEQ system has three major components: Historical Safety Ratings, Current Aircraft and Pilot Data, and On-Site Safety Audits. Analysis of these components results in three potential levels of safety rating: Silver, Gold, and Platinum. Each level reflects analysis and ranking based on increasing amounts of detailed information on the charter operator.
Silver Rating ARG/US conducts in-depth research into multiple public databases to uncover accidents, incidents, enforcement actions, and certification data relating to the operator. Records that are discovered are assigned a score based on the official cause, violation, or other data on record. Older records have less impact on the score and are omitted after ten years. The total of all found records results in a Historical Safety Record score, with the higher score reflecting a greater number of negative events. Those operators with CHEQ scores within one standard deviation of the median score for their class of operation are assigned a silver rating. There are four classes of operations based on the number of aircraft on their certificate: Class 1 is for 1 to 3 aircraft, Class 2 is for 4 to 9 aircraft, Class 3 is for 10 to 49 aircraft, and Class 4 is for greater than 50 aircraft.
Gold Rating For those operators who provide data on the aircraft operated, and the pilots employed, ARG/US will evaluate for a Gold Rating. The Gold level is assigned to operators who meet or exceed the established ARG/US standards for equipment, crew experience, and ratings. The emphasis is not only age of aircraft, but also on modern avionics, progressive maintenance, and proven safety devices such as TCAD/TCAS, FMS, and TAWS/GPWS.
Platinum Rating The highest level of ARG/US safety rating is awarded to those operators who meet the criteria for Silver and Gold, and successfully pass either an ARG/US on-site safety audit, or a recent Department of Defense (DoD) Air Carrier Quality and Safety inspection. The ARG/US audit is conducted identically to a DoD audit by former DoD inspectors. This is a constructive, operational and system oriented evaluation to help identify and correct potential deficiencies or safety issues.
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Certificate Detail: ABCD12345 (FAR 135)
General Information Operator Name: Certificate Number: Previous Certificate: Cert Issue Date: Cert Valid Date: Cert Status/Type: Holding Office: CEO: CEO Phone: Address 1: Address 3: Contact Information Director Of Maintenance Chief Executive Officer Director Of Operations Chief Pilot Employee Summary Captains: Other Pilots: Check Air Men: Non-Cert Mechanics: Certified Mechanics: Flight Engineers: 32 2 3 1 12 0 Name Name Name Name Phone Phone Phone Phone SAMPLE AIR CHARTERS INC abcd12345 (ABCD) DCBA54321 06/15/1996 01/25/2001 A/A Regional: SW District: SW Name, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 123-456-7890 100 AIRPORT ROAD Cincinnati, OH 12345
Aircraft Appearing on Certificate Make/Model CE-500-500 PA-31-350 CE-402-402 SA-227-AT CE-401-B CE-402-C CE-402-B CE-404-404 CE-401-A Cnt 1 6 1 2 2 9 2 2 2 FAR 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 Class MEL MEL MEL MEL MEL MEL MEL MEL MEL Comm Svc N N N N N N N N N 135 VFR N N N N N N N N N Max Pax/Cargo 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Allowances and Restrictions Hazmat Carried: Deviations Authorized: KO 135 Kind of Operation Fixed: TO 135 On Demand 9 Pax or Less: Y Y ODA Y
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NTSB Detail: FTW99FA123 (RECORD CHANGED)
General Information Event ID: Event Type: NTSB Number: Report Status: Local Date/Time: City, State: Airport Involvment: 20001205X00460 ACC FTW99FA123 F 04/27/1999 916 GOLDSBY OK Y
Narrative The twin-engine airplane impacted the ground in an uncontrolled descent following the in-flight separation of the right wing during a normal descent. The airplane had accumulated a total time of 20,457 hours and had been flown 52 hours since the most recent annual inspection, which was performed by the current operator 3 weeks prior to the accident. Available maintenance records indicated that since 1988, maintenance personnel had made numerous repairs to the right wing, including repairing skin cracks, working rivets, wing stub spar straps, and the right main landing gear. Metallurgical examination revealed that the right wing's front spar failed due to fatigue that started at an area of mechanical damage and rough machining marks. The presence of primer covering the mechanical damage strongly suggests that the damage was produced during the manufacturing process. It could not be determined whether the mechanical damage or the machining, acting alone, could have caused the fatigue cracking to initiate. Fatigue cracking found on the rear spar and the forward auxiliary spar is most likely secondary fatigue due to load shedding as the crack grew in the front spar.
Probable Cause The fatigue failure of the right wing spar as a result of inadequate quality control during manufacture of the spar. A factor was the inadequate inspection of the right wing by maintenance personnel, which failed to detect the crack.
Environmental Information Basic Weather Conditions: Visibility (sm): Visibility RVR (ft): Temperature: Wind Direction (deg): Wind Speed (knots): Cloud Height: Precipitation Type: Light Condition: VMC 10 0 59 320 7 0 UNK DAYL
Aircraft Information: Aircraft #1 Phase of Flight: Aircraft Damage: Operator Code: Aircraft Type: Aircraft Make/Model: Aircraft Regist Nbr: Aircraft Serial Nbr: Number of Seats: 0 DEST ABCD AIR Cessna 402C N12345 402C0123 2
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NTSB Detail: FTW99FA123 (RECORD CHANGED)
Landing Gear: Cert. Max Gross Weight: Number Engines: Engine Type (Eng1): Engine Make (Eng1): Engine Model (Eng1): Type of Operation Domestic/International: Passenger/Cargo: Departure Airport ID: Departure City: Departure State: Destination Airport ID: Destination City: Destination State: Flight Plan Filed: RETR 7190 2 REC TSIO-520-VB UNK DOM PACA DAL DALLAS TX OKC OKLAHOMA CITY OK IFR
Sequence of Events for Aircraft 1 Occurence #2 Phase of Flight Altitide Sequence of Events Event Number 1 Subject Code: Cause Factor: Modifier Code: Person Code: Occurence #1 Phase of Flight Altitide Sequence of Events Event Number 4 Subject Code: Cause Factor: Modifier Code: Person Code: Event Number 3 Subject Code: Cause Factor: Modifier Code: Person Code: Event Number 5 Subject Code: Cause Factor: Modifier Code: Person Code: Event Number 1 Page 5 of 15 SAMPLE AIR CHARTERS INC ARG/US Reports are proprietary and may not be reproduced without permission. Copyright 2001
553 0
19200 2407 0
551 0
24102 F 3115 4108
24102 F 3115 4107
10100 1180 0

NTSB Detail: FTW99FA123 (RECORD CHANGED)
Subject Code: Cause Factor: Modifier Code: Person Code: Event Number 2 Subject Code: Cause Factor: Modifier Code: Person Code: Flight Crew Information for Aircraft #1 Crew Person 1 Crew Category: Seat Occupied PIC: Pilot Profession: Medical Certif: Med Certif Valid: Date Last Med: BFR: Flight Time Information for Crew Person 1 MAKE INST L24H L30D L90D PIC TOTL ALL 10101 C 1137 0
84110 C 0 5330
PLT LEFT PCIV CL1 VWW 03/24/1999 Y
ACTUAL
SIMU
SENG
MENG
NIGHT
1754
650
Injury Summary for Aircraft 1 Injury summary First Pilot Co-Pilot Dual Student Flight Engineer Cabin Crew Other Crew Passengers Total Aboard Fatal 1 Serious Minor None Total 1
1
1
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FAA Accident/Incident Database: 19991227038279C
Record Match Explanation
Aircraft Owner: Partial Match on SAMPLE AIR CHARTERS INC Could be Operator Name, Owner Name or a "Doing Business As Name".
General Information Control Number: Accident Date: Accident State: Accident City: Airport: Event Type: Total On Board: Total Fatalaties: Total Injuries: 19991227038279C 12/27/1999 OK GUYMON GUYMON MUNI ARPT C 1 0 0
Operations Information Aircraft Group: Aircraft Damage: Phase of Flight: Aircraft Manufacturer: Operator Designator: Operator Cert Nbr: Owner Name: FAR Part Number: Pri Type of Flying: Sec Type of Flying: 401 MINR LAND-LVL OFF TOUCH CESSNA ABCD ABCD12345 SAMPLE AIR CHARTERS INC 135 ATCO ACAR
Remarks (-5) AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP PMI-MARK WILBORN (SW-19) WILL INSPECT AIRCRAFT
Cause Factors & Contributing Factors General Cause: Primary Cause Factor: Supporting Cause Factor A: Primary Contributing Factor: PILOT GEAR/NONE INATT MISCL
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FAA Accident/Incident Database: 19991227038279C
Aircraft Information Aircraft Make: Aircraft Model: Aircraft Regist Nbr: Weight Class: Number of Engines: Tech Cert Data Sheet: CESSNA 401 12345 UNDER 12501 LBS 2 A7CE
Environment & Location Primary Flying Condition: Secondary Flying Cond: Light Condition: VFR NOWX DAY
Pilot In Command Certificate Type: Qualification: Rating: Profession: State of Residence: Residence Region: Total Hours Flown: Hours Flown Last 90 Days: ATF QUAL ASMEL PILT TX SW 2000 60
Injury Summary Injury Summary First Pilot Co-Pilot Flight Crew Cabin Crew Grnd Crew Passengers Other Total Aboard On Board Injured Fatal N 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0
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EIS (Enforcement Information System) Detail: 1999SW910117 (NEW RECORD)
Record Match Explanation
Violator: Partial Match Operator Name or DBA Name, or possibly the registration number of the aircraft.
Record Information Report Number: Status: Year: Fiscal Year: Region: Field Office: RO Discov: Invest Offc: Record Owner: Rec Own Region: Secat Code: 1999SW910117 CLOSED 1999 1999 SW SW91 SW SW91 91 SW
Violation Details Violation Category: FAR Reg Violated: Caused Accident: Violation Source: Final Action: Final Action Date: Final Saction: Sanction Amount: Violation Date: Date Known to FAA: Violation Time: Violator: DBA Name: Designator: Certificate Number: Equipment Make: Av Employer: Cert Region: Cert Type: Airport Identifier: Airport Name: City: State: Operation Type: Operation Sub-Type: DRUG TESTING 135.251A NO AX DRUG ABATEMENT PROG ADMIN ACTION 12/29/1999 LTR CORRECTION 01/19/1998 09/03/1999 SAMPLE AIR CHARTERS INC ABCD ABCD12345
SW AIR CARRIER ON DMAND
AIR CARRIER ON DMAND ON DEMAND PASSENGER
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EIS (Enforcement Information System) Detail: 2001SW010013 (NEW RECORD)
Record Match Explanation
Employer: Partial Match Operator Name or DBA Name as given by the employee. It is possible that part 91 violations of a pilot or mechanic will impact their current employer even if the violation was not on company time.
Record Information Report Number: Status: Year: Fiscal Year: Region: Field Office: RO Discov: Invest Offc: Record Owner: Rec Own Region: Secat Code: 2001SW010013 CLOSED 2001 2001 SW SW01 SW SW01 01 SW
Violation Details Violation Category: FAR Reg Violated: Caused Accident: Violation Source: Final Action: Final Action Date: Final Saction: Sanction Amount: Violation Date: Date Known to FAA: Violation Time: Violator: DBA Name: Designator: Certificate Number: Equipment Make: Av Employer: Cert Region: Cert Type: Airport Identifier: Airport Name: City: State: Operation Type: Operation Sub-Type: FLT OPNS 091.135A NO AX AIR TRAFFIC SVC ADMIN ACTION 01/23/2001 LTR CORRECTION 10/01/2000 10/02/2000 1825
ACFT SA227AC SAMPLE AIR CHARTERS INC ATP
ALBUQUERQUE NM AIR CARRIER ON DMAND ON DEMAND - CARGO
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Service Difficulty Report: 1987102600111
Record Match Explanation
Found either the serial number, current registration number, or a previous registration number for this aircraft.
Record Information Control Number: Control Date: Control Region: Sequence Number: Micro Film Roll Nbr: Micro Fiche Frame Nbr:: Rec Region: Rec Dist Office: Status: Difficulty Date: SDR Type: Alert Code: Submitter: Severity: 1987102600111 19871026 CE 00111
SO 19 C 19871017 G T G 2
Details ATA: Operator Ctrl Nbr: Designator: Acft Reg Nbr: Air Make: Air Model: Acft Ser Nbr: Prop Make: Prop Model: Prop Ser Nbr: Part Name: Part Number: Part Condition: Part Location: Precautionary Proc 1: Nature of Cond 1: Equip Total Time: Time Since OH: Stage of Operation: BRACKET CORRODED HORIZONTAL STAB NONE OTHER 0 0 INSP/MAINT 5510 SO658789468
2FOR BEECH 200BEECH BB290
Engine Make: Engine Model: Engine Ser Nbr: Comp Make: Comp Model: Comp Ser Nbr:
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Service Difficulty Report: 1987121000042
Record Match Explanation
Found either the serial number, current registration number, or a previous registration number for this aircraft.
Record Information Control Number: Control Date: Control Region: Sequence Number: Micro Film Roll Nbr: Micro Fiche Frame Nbr:: Rec Region: Rec Dist Office: Status: Difficulty Date: SDR Type: Alert Code: Submitter: Severity: 1987121000042 19871210 CE 00042
SO 19 C 19871109 G H 2
Details ATA: Operator Ctrl Nbr: Designator: Acft Reg Nbr: Air Make: Air Model: Acft Ser Nbr: Prop Make: Prop Model: Prop Ser Nbr: Part Name: Part Number: Part Condition: Part Location: Precautionary Proc 1: Nature of Cond 1: Equip Total Time: Time Since OH: Stage of Operation: HINGE ASSY 101620011 CORRODED OTBD ELEV NONE OTHER 5370 5370 INSP/MAINT 5520 SO658793144
2FOR BEECH 200BEECH BB290
Engine Make: Engine Model: Engine Ser Nbr: Comp Make: Comp Model: Comp Ser Nbr:
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Service Difficulty Report: 1999121800046
Record Match Explanation
Found either the serial number, current registration number, or a previous registration number for this aircraft.
Record Information Control Number: Control Date: Control Region: Sequence Number: Micro Film Roll Nbr: Micro Fiche Frame Nbr:: Rec Region: Rec Dist Office: Status: Difficulty Date: SDR Type: Alert Code: Submitter: Severity: 1999121800046 19991218 CE 00046
NM 07 C 19991118 A A 4
Details ATA: Operator Ctrl Nbr: Designator: Acft Reg Nbr: Air Make: Air Model: Acft Ser Nbr: Prop Make: Prop Model: Prop Ser Nbr: Part Name: Part Number: Part Condition: Part Location: Precautionary Proc 1: Nature of Cond 1: Equip Total Time: Time Since OH: Stage of Operation: SPAR 1011100303 CORRODED LT WING NONE OTHER 10006 INSP/MAINT 5711 99ZZZX4491 DQIA 290SJ BEECH 200BEECH BB290
Engine Make: Engine Model: Engine Ser Nbr: Comp Make: Comp Model: Comp Ser Nbr:
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Aircraft Registration: 999TC
Aircraft Information Registration Number: Aircraft Make: Aircraft Model: Serial Number: Manufaturer Code: Aircraft Type: Gross Weight: Year Manufactured: Engine Type: Engine Make: Engine Model: Engine Horsepower: 123SA CESSNA 500 500-0123 2076602 5 CLASS 1
Engine Fuel Cons:
Ownership Information Ownership Type: Owner Name: Address 1: Address 2: City: State: Zip: Region: County Code: Country: 4 SAMPLE AIR CHARTERS INC 100 AIRPORT ROAD CINCINNATI OH 12345 S 001 US
Record Activity Registration Date: Last Action Date: 09/01/2000 09/01/2000
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Aircraft Registration: 999TC
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