N169CA (Dornier DO-228-202) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on February 29, 2008.

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

US fleet inventory (BTS B-43)

Filed in BTS’s annual carrier fleet inventory from 2010 to 2012, most recently reported as operating lease.

Carrier	First filed	Last filed
N8 N8	2010	2012

Source: BTS Form 41 Schedule B-43 (Annual Inventory of Airframe and Aircraft Engines) (open data; large certificated US carriers, annual filing).

Safety history

January 18, 2008Accident
The pilot attempted to intercept an instrument landing system localizer three times without success. The pilot told Air Traffic Approach Control that he was having trouble performing a "coupled" approach and that he was trying to "get control" of the airplane. The airplane disappeared from radar, subsequently impacting a field and then a barn.
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) · 1 fatalities
The pilot's failure to execute an instrument approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment due to recent use of over-the-counter medication. Full accident record