N253US (Boeing 727-251) — routes, history & safety record

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

Safety history

April 17, 2001Accident
The flight dispatcher failure to provide the flight crew with current in-flight turbulence information that resulted in the in-flight encounter with turbulence during climb. A factor was the pilots failure to obtain adequate weather information.
Boeing 737-200
The flight dispatcher failure to provide the flight crew with current in-flight turbulence information that resulted in the in-flight encounter with turbulence during climb. A factor was the pilots failure to obtain adequate weather information. Full accident record

Transportation Safety Board of Canada records1 on file

Worst recorded outcome: no damage.

March 20, 1994Incident
Boeing 727-200 · Dorval · A94Q0045
A94q0045: during the loading of luggage on board a boeing 727 (nwa999), one of the employees smelled smoke. He soon found smoke coming from one of the suitcases. The suitcase was removed from the belly of the aircraft and the fire was extinguished.the origin of the fire in the suitcase was an open book of matches…

Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).