Stem Aviation Academy
Flight school in Carlsbad, California, where the main public airport is MC Clellan-Palomar Airport (CRQ). The FAA register lists 2 aircraft under this name, mostly Cessna 152.
Website: stemaviation.org (found by search; tell us if it is wrong)
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How many aircraft does Stem Aviation Academy have?
2 aircraft are registered to it with the FAA as of November 11, 2026; aircraft it leases from their owners are not counted.
What does Stem Aviation Academy fly?
Mostly the Cessna 152, along with the Cessna R172K.
How old are Stem Aviation Academy's aircraft?
Built between 1976 and 1985; half were built in 1985 or earlier, so the typical one is about 41 years old.
Has Stem Aviation Academy had any accidents?
The NTSB recorded no accident or incident involving the aircraft registered to it today in the last 10 years.
Where is Stem Aviation Academy?
In Carlsbad, California; the main public airport there is MC Clellan-Palomar Airport (CRQ).
Are there FAA examiners near Stem Aviation Academy?
29 pilot examiners and 32 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles of its airport. See them by name
About Stem Aviation Academy from its own website, read October 13, 2026
STEM Aviation Academy is a non-profit public benefit corporation (501c3) based in Carlsbad, California, that provides aviation education and safety training to middle and high school students, with a focus on inspiring youth from underrepresented communities to pursue careers in aviation. The organization operates field trip programs, familiarization flights, flight simulator training, and safety seminars at McClellan-Palomar Airport in Carlsbad and Gillespie Field in El Cajon.
- Calls itself
- STEM Aviation Academy
- What it is
- Flight school
- Bases
- Carlsbad, CA KCRQ; El Cajon, CA KSEE
- Aircraft it names
- Cessna 152, Cessna 172, Cirrus SR20
- Services
- flight training, flight simulator training, airport tours, field trips, safety training, aviation seminars
- Certificates and audits it mentions
- Part 141
- Address
- 2100 Palomar Airport Road, Suite 214-14, Carlsbad, CA, 92011
- Elsewhere
- YouTube
Written by the site from the pages of stemaviation.org on October 13, 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 Out of date or wrong?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
29 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 29 for private pilot, 28 for commercial and instrument, 11 for airline transport pilot, 21 for flight instructor, 5 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 27 for airplanes, 17 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 32 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 7 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 16 engineering representatives, 2 parachute rigger examiners, 10 training center evaluators, 2 training center examiners, 10 administrative pilot examiners.
- Jay Eugene Brentzel private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Carlsbad, CA (0 nm) · (619) 341-0320 · [email protected]
- Quinton James Smith private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Carlsbad, CA (0 nm) · (619) 916-7490 · [email protected]
- Russell Nmn Defrancesco private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Carlsbad, CA (0 nm) · (760) 492-3286 · [email protected]
- Patrick Emory Hill private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Oceanside, CA (6 nm) · (760) 473-9670 · [email protected]
- Julie Ann Keane private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Ramona, CA (19 nm) · (760) 703-1967 · [email protected]
- Kenneth Douglas Shepherd private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Ramona, CA (19 nm) · (619) 890-0850 · [email protected]
- David William Leonard private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · San Diego, CA (20 nm) · (619) 274-0804 · [email protected]
- Gregory Michael Madariaga private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · San Diego, CA (20 nm) · (818) 402-4860 · [email protected]
All 115 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.
- 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.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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.
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Its aircraft and their safety record from the FAA register and the NTSB
2 aircraft are registered to Stem Aviation Academy today, mostly Cessna 152. Built between 1976 and 1985; half of them in 1985 or earlier, so the typical one is about 41 years old.
All 2 aircraft, each with its own page
The NTSB recorded no accident or incident involving these aircraft in the last 10 years.
Only the aircraft registered to Stem Aviation Academy 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 California.
Other flight schools nearby within about 15 miles
- Palomar Aviation LLC 5 aircraft · flight school, Carlsbad
- North County Flight Training INC 4 aircraft · flight school, Carlsbad
- P S C Flyers 1 aircraft · flight school, Cardiff By the Sea, 7 miles away
- Blue Sky Aero Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club, Escondido, 12 miles away
Compare every school in California: 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
- Carlsbad, CA · where it registers its aircraft
- MC Clellan-Palomar Airport · CRQ
- California 28,158 aircraft registered
- 2 aircraft on the register · Cessna 152
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