N451CE (Douglas C-118A) — 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.

US fleet inventory (BTS B-43)

Filed in BTS’s annual carrier fleet inventory from 2014 to 2018, most recently reported as owned.

Carrier	First filed	Last filed
5V 5V	2014	2018

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

Safety history

August 1, 2019Accident
The flight crew was landing the transport-category airplane at a remote, gravel-covered runway. According to the captain, the terrain on the approach to the runway sloped down toward the approach end, which positioned the airplane close to terrain during the final stages of the approach.
Douglas C-118 Liftmaster
The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate glidepath during the approach, which resulted in the airplane impacting rocks and dirt at the runway threshold, a separation of the right main landing gear, and a loss of directional control. Full accident record