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Blue River Aviation LLC

Flight school in Palmer, Alaska, where the main public airport is Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal (PAQ). The FAA register lists 7 aircraft under this name, mostly Cessna 172N.

Website: blueriveraviation.com (found by search; tell us if it is wrong)

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How many aircraft does Blue River Aviation LLC have?

7 aircraft are registered to it with the FAA as of October 20, 2026; aircraft it leases from their owners are not counted.

What does Blue River Aviation LLC fly?

Mostly the Cessna 172N, along with the Cessna 150M and the Cessna 172P.

How old are Blue River Aviation LLC's aircraft?

Built between 1966 and 1984; half were built in 1979 or earlier, so the typical one is about 47 years old.

Has Blue River Aviation LLC had any accidents?

In the last 10 years the NTSB recorded 1 accident involving the aircraft registered to it today, none of them fatal. The full record

Where is Blue River Aviation LLC?

In Palmer, Alaska; the main public airport there is Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal (PAQ).

Are there FAA examiners near Blue River Aviation LLC?

15 pilot examiners and 15 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles of its airport. See them by name

About Blue River Aviation LLC from its own website, read October 21, 2026

Blue River Aviation is a flight school in Palmer, Alaska that offers pilot training from discovery flights through commercial and certified flight instructor certificates. It provides flight training in various aircraft types, including tailwheel, seaplane, and ski-equipped aircraft for backcountry operations, and operates under both FAA Part 61 and Part 141 curricula.

Calls itself
Blue River Aviation
What it is
Flight school
Bases
Palmer, AK PAQ
Aircraft it names
Cessna 172, Cessna 206, Piper Cherokee, Twin Comanche, Aeronca Champ, Citabria, Piper Super Cub
Services
flight training, discovery flights, aircraft rental, maintenance, flightseeing, charters, air taxi, FAA written exam testing
Hours
6 AM to 10 PM daily
Certificates and audits it mentions
Part 61, Part 141
Founded
2009
Address
Palmer, AK
Telephone
+19074140371
Elsewhere
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Written by the site from the pages of www.blueriveraviation.com on October 21, 2026; the company's own words and pictures stay on its site. Out of date or wrong? Tell us.

Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles

15 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 14 for private pilot, 12 for commercial and instrument, 9 for airline transport pilot, 11 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot, 3 for type ratings; 12 for airplanes, 10 for multi-engine airplanes, 8 for seaplanes, 3 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 15 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 4 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 8 engineering representatives, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 8 aircrew program designees.

All 56 nearby, by kind, with contact details

What each kind does
  • DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
  • AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
  • DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
  • DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
  • DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
  • DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
  • DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
  • APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.

Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.

Its aircraft and their safety record from the FAA register and the NTSB

7 aircraft are registered to Blue River Aviation LLC today, mostly Cessna 172N. Built between 1966 and 1984; half of them in 1979 or earlier, so the typical one is about 47 years old.

Cessna 172N 3Cessna 150M 1Cessna 172P 1Champion 7BCM 1Piper PA-18-150 1
All 7 aircraft, each with its own page
Tail numberAircraftBuiltNTSB records, last 10 years
N66635Cessna 150M1974
N6164FCessna 172N1979
N6332DCessna 172N19791
N75744Cessna 172N
N98120Cessna 172P1984
N3132EChampion 7BCM
N4221ZPiper PA-18-1501966

In the last 10 years the NTSB recorded 1 accident involving these aircraft.

DateAircraftWhatWhereOutcomeRecord
March 20, 2022N6332D Cessna 172NAccidentTalkeetna, AKNo injuries; substantial damageANC22LA024

Only the aircraft registered to Blue River Aviation LLC today are counted, wherever they were flying and whoever was flying them, including any accident before the school owned them; aircraft a school leases from their owners are registered to those owners and are not. A school that flies more hours will show more; nobody publishes those hours, so this is a record, not a score. Compare with the other training organisations in Alaska.

Other flight schools nearby within about 15 miles

Compare every school in Alaska: fleets, aircraft ages and safety records side by side. Each school is placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre when it has none.

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This entry comes from the FAA aircraft register (October 20, 2026). The FAA publishes no downloadable list of flight schools (its online finder covers only certificated Part 141 schools), so a company is listed here when its name says what it does; this one's name does not, but it owns a fleet of training aircraft and its own website says it gives flying lessons. Is this your company? Claim or correct this listing: the base, the website, what you do, your own pictures.