N292 (Douglas DC-7C) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows 3 earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on July 15, 1948.

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 2009 to 2014, most recently reported as owned.

Carrier	First filed	Last filed
Southwest Airlines WN	2009	2014

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

Safety history

July 14, 1960Accident
While the flight was en route between Okinawa and the Philippine Islands, the No. 2 engine experienced an appreciable power loss followed by overspeeding of the propeller. The crew instituted emergency procedures but was unable to control or feather the propeller. The propeller separated from the engine with a resulting nose section fire.
Douglas DC-7 · 1 fatalities
The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the internal failure of No. 2 engine, resulting in oil contamination, loss of oil supply, subsequent loss of the No. 2 propeller assembly, and fire-in-flight, which necessitated a ditching. Full accident record