Accident Overview
On February 16, 2000, at about 1951 Pacific standard time, Emery Worldwide Airlines, Inc. (Emery) flight 17, a McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71F (DC-8), registration N8079U, crashed in an automobile salvage yard shortly after takeoff. The flight was attempting to return to Sacramento Mather Airport (MHR) in Rancho Cordova, California, for an emergency landing.
Flight Details
The flight operated under 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 121 as a cargo flight from MHR to James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY) in Dayton, Ohio. The aircraft departed MHR about 1949 with two pilots and a flight engineer on board.
Crew and Aircraft
The three flight crewmembers were killed. The airplane was destroyed. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and the flight operated on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan.
Aftermath
The complete NTSB report is available at http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/publictn.htm.