Tampa Bay Aviation INC
Flight school in Clearwater, Florida, where the main public airport is Clearwater Executive (CLW). The FAA register lists 7 aircraft under this name, mostly Cessna 172M.
Website: tampabayaviation.com (found by search; tell us if it is wrong)
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How many aircraft does Tampa Bay Aviation INC 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 Tampa Bay Aviation INC fly?
Mostly the Cessna 172M, along with the Cessna 172S and the Cessna 172R.
How old are Tampa Bay Aviation INC's aircraft?
Built between 1974 and 2019; half were built in 1999 or earlier, so the typical one is about 27 years old.
Has Tampa Bay Aviation INC had any accidents?
In the last 10 years the NTSB recorded 2 accidents involving the aircraft registered to it today, none of them fatal. The full record
Where is Tampa Bay Aviation INC?
In Clearwater, Florida; the main public airport there is Clearwater Executive (CLW).
Are there FAA examiners near Tampa Bay Aviation INC?
13 pilot examiners and 21 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles of its airport. See them by name
About Tampa Bay Aviation INC from its own website, read October 21, 2026
Tampa Bay Aviation is a flight school offering airplane and helicopter pilot training from three locations in the Tampa Bay area (Clearwater, St. Petersburg, and Tampa, Florida). It provides training from private pilot through airline transport pilot ratings, as well as aerial sightseeing tours, and offers GI Bill-approved training and financing options for career pilots.
- Calls itself
- Tampa Bay Aviation
- What it is
- Flight school
- Bases
- Clearwater, FL X21; Clearwater, FL PIE; Tampa, FL TPA
- Aircraft it names
- Cessna 172, Piper Cherokee, Diamond, Cirrus
- Services
- flight training, helicopter training, aerial sightseeing tours, aircraft rental, pilot financing
- Hours
- Sun-Sat 8:30am-5:30pm
- Certificates and audits it mentions
- Part 61
- Address
- 1000 North Hercules Ave., Clearwater, FL, 33765
- Telephone
- 727-461-5229
- [email protected]
- Elsewhere
- Facebook Instagram X YouTube
Written by the site from the pages of www.tampabayaviation.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 Out of date or wrong?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
13 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 13 for private pilot, 13 for commercial and instrument, 8 for airline transport pilot, 12 for flight instructor, 4 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 11 for airplanes, 8 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters, 2 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 21 aviation medical examiners, 5 mechanic examiners, 6 engineering representatives, 2 parachute rigger examiners, 47 training center evaluators, 1 aircrew program designee, 2 training center examiners, 5 administrative pilot examiners.
- James Andrew Moseley private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Clearwater Executive Airport · Clearwater, FL (0 nm) · (618) 334-2299 · [email protected]
- Matthew Eichel private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · ATP Flight School · Clearwater, FL (0 nm) · (817) 230-4148 · [email protected]
- Steven Markhoff private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Clearwater, FL (0 nm) · (214) 243-3411 · [email protected]
- Zachary Taylor private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · Clearwater Airpark · Clearwater, FL (0 nm) · (727) 798-5554 · [email protected]
- Anthony Manuel Gallegos private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, gliders · Global Pilot Academy · Tampa, FL (12 nm) · (863) 303-2839 · [email protected]
- Jose Singer Riquelme private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Global Pilot Academy · Tampa, FL (12 nm) · (813) 525-1579 · [email protected]
- Richard Musser private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Lutz, FL (21 nm) · (813) 485-4895 · [email protected]
- William Henry Edwards private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · San Antonio, FL (31 nm) · (352) 760-7273 · [email protected]
All 103 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).
- 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.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- 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.
Its aircraft and their safety record from the FAA register and the NTSB
7 aircraft are registered to Tampa Bay Aviation INC today, mostly Cessna 172M. Built between 1974 and 2019; half of them in 1999 or earlier, so the typical one is about 27 years old. 1 is a twin-engine aeroplane.
All 7 aircraft, each with its own page
In the last 10 years the NTSB recorded 2 accidents involving these aircraft.
| Date | Aircraft | What | Where | Outcome | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 23, 2021 | N4445T Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T | Accident | Clearwater, FL | No injuries; substantial damage | ERA21LA303 |
| January 26, 2017 | N2382R Cessna 172R | Accident | Clearwater, FL | No injuries; substantial damage | ERA17LA095 |
Only the aircraft registered to Tampa Bay Aviation INC 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 Florida.
Other flight schools nearby within about 15 miles
- National Aviation Academy of Mississippi INC 6 aircraft · flight school, Clearwater
- West Tampa Bay Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school, Tarpon Springs, 12 miles away
- Training Planes LLC 20 aircraft · flight school, Tampa, 14 miles away
- Atlas Aviation Tampa INC 11 aircraft · flight school, Tampa, 14 miles away
- Superior Aviation Gateway LLC 4 aircraft · flight school, Tampa, 14 miles away
- Zephyrhills Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · flying club, Tampa, 14 miles away
- Tampa Bay Flying Club CORP 1 aircraft · flying club, Tampa, 14 miles away
Compare every school in Florida: 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
- Clearwater, FL · where it registers its aircraft
- Clearwater Executive · CLW
- Florida 21,711 aircraft registered
- Tampa Bay Aviation INC 7 aircraft in the fleet
- 7 aircraft on the register · Cessna 172M
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.