N27UA (Boeing 737-683) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on January 26, 1998.

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

Safety history

August 7, 1997AccidentHull loss
The airplane being misloaded to produce a more aft center of gravity and a correspondingly incorrect stabilizer trim setting that precipitated an extreme pitch-up at rotation, was (1) the failure of Fine Air to exercise operational control over the cargo loading process; and (2) the failure of Aeromar to load the airplane as specified by Fine Air.
Douglas DC-8-61 · 5 fatalities
The probable cause of the accident, which resulted from the airplane being misloaded to produce a more aft center of gravity and a correspondingly incorrect stabilizer trim setting that precipitated an extreme pitch-up at rotation, was 1) The failure of Fine Air to exercise operational control over the cargo loading process; and 2) The failure of Aeromar to… Full accident record
July 5, 1997Accident
failure of the right main landing gear cylinder due to stress corrosion.
Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-61