Middle Tennessee State University Aerospace
University or college with a flight programme in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, where the main public airport is Murfreesboro Municipal (MBT). The FAA register lists 8 aircraft under this name, mostly Diamond Aircraft DA 40.
Website: mtsunews.com (found by search; tell us if it is wrong)
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How many aircraft does Middle Tennessee State University Aerospace have?
8 aircraft are registered to it with the FAA as of October 21, 2026; aircraft it leases from their owners are not counted.
What does Middle Tennessee State University Aerospace fly?
Mostly the Diamond Aircraft DA 40.
How old are Middle Tennessee State University Aerospace's aircraft?
Built between 2022 and 2023; half were built in 2023 or earlier, so the typical one is about 3 years old.
Has Middle Tennessee State University Aerospace had any accidents?
The NTSB recorded no accident or incident involving the aircraft registered to it today in the last 10 years.
Where is Middle Tennessee State University Aerospace?
In Murfreesboro, Tennessee; the main public airport there is Murfreesboro Municipal (MBT).
Are there FAA examiners near Middle Tennessee State University Aerospace?
15 pilot examiners and 14 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles of its airport. See them by name
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: 15 for private pilot, 15 for commercial and instrument, 11 for airline transport pilot, 10 for flight instructor, 4 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 15 for airplanes, 12 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 14 aviation medical examiners, 7 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 2 engineering representatives, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 2 training center examiners.
- Catherine Elizabeth Cavagnaro private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Murfreesboro, TN (0 nm) · (931) 636-8678 · [email protected]
- Charles A Lilly private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Murfreesboro, TN (0 nm) · (615) 495-7350 · [email protected]
- Christopher David Hardee private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Murfreesboro Municipal Airport · Murfreesboro, TN (0 nm) · (615) 482-1592 · [email protected]
- James Harry Lightfoot private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Middle Tennessee state university · Murfreesboro, TN (0 nm) · (817) 721-0091 · [email protected]
- John W Scruggs private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Murfreesboro, TN (0 nm) · (404) 408-1129 · [email protected]
- Natalie Bingham Hoover private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Murfreesboro, TN (0 nm) · (901) 438-3918 · [email protected]
- David William Nicholls private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Smyrna/Rutherford Airport · Smyrna, TN (10 nm) · (901) 335-4916 · [email protected]
- Philip Paul Kuitems private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Mt Juliet, TN (19 nm) · (704) 968-7788 · [email protected]
All 43 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- 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.
- 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.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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
8 aircraft are registered to Middle Tennessee State University Aerospace today, mostly Diamond Aircraft DA 40. Built between 2022 and 2023; half of them in 2023 or earlier, so the typical one is about 3 years old.
All 8 aircraft, each with its own page
| Tail number | Aircraft | Built | NTSB records, last 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| N950MT | Diamond Aircraft DA 40 | 2023 | |
| N951MT | Diamond Aircraft DA 40 | 2023 | |
| N953MT | Diamond Aircraft DA 40 | 2022 | |
| N954MT | Diamond Aircraft DA 40 | 2022 | |
| N955MT | Diamond Aircraft DA 40 | 2022 | |
| N956MT | Diamond Aircraft DA 40 | 2022 | |
| N957MT | Diamond Aircraft DA 40 | 2023 | |
| N958MT | Diamond Aircraft DA 40 | 2023 |
The NTSB recorded no accident or incident involving these aircraft in the last 10 years.
Only the aircraft registered to Middle Tennessee State University Aerospace 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 Tennessee.
Other flight schools nearby within about 15 miles
- Middle Tennessee State University 73 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme, Murfreesboro
- Shelbyville Flight Academy LLC 1 aircraft · flight school, Smyrna, 12 miles away
Compare every school in Tennessee: 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.
Connections how this company links to the rest of the register
- Murfreesboro, TN · where it registers its aircraft
- Murfreesboro Municipal · MBT
- Tennessee 6,518 aircraft registered
- Middle Tennessee State University Aerospace 8 aircraft in the fleet
- 8 aircraft on the register · Diamond Aircraft DA 40
This entry comes from the FAA aircraft register (October 21, 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. Is this your company? Claim or correct this listing: the base, the website, what you do, your own pictures.