N508US
Boeing 757-251 · built 1985
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.
Scheduled US airline service
Reported in scheduled US passenger service from January 1995 to August 2008 — 15,721 flights. Last reported flight: August 28, 2008, Northwest Airlines, MSP → LAX.
Not reported in scheduled US service since August 2008 (data through July 2026).
| Carrier | First | Last | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Airlines NW | January 1995 | August 2008 | 15,721 |
Source: BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (public domain; US reporting carriers, scheduled domestic flights).
US fleet inventory (BTS B-43)
Filed in BTS’s annual carrier fleet inventory from 2006 to 2008, most recently reported as owned.
| Carrier | First filed | Last filed |
|---|---|---|
| Northwest Airlines NW | 2006 | 2008 |
Source: BTS Form 41 Schedule B-43 (Annual Inventory of Airframe and Aircraft Engines) (open data; large certificated US carriers, annual filing).
Safety history
- April 3, 1986Accident
N508US WAS OPERATING AS NWA FLT 150. THE CAPTAIN STATED AFTER THE INCIDENT THAT THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL LANDING. UPON LANDING AND SPOILER DEPLOYMENT, THE ACFT PITCHED UP ABRUPTLY, TO AN ATTITUDE OF 10 DEGREES. THE LANDING WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT INCIDENT. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE ACFT FUSELAGE BELLY.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada records1 on file
Worst recorded outcome: no damage.
- December 12, 1989Incident
During descent into toronto, us air flight 76 radar return disappeared and went unnoticed by ATC. F our losses of separation
Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).