N6118C (Smeed Herbert SPIRIT XL) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows 2 earlier aircraft with this mark, the last exported to Canada on August 25, 1982.

Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Safety history

No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.

Earlier aircraft with this registration

Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 2002 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N6118C.

July 21, 1961Accident
Flight CKA779 was a Military Air Transport Service (MATS) contract flight. It originated at Everett-Paine AFB, WA (PAE), on July 20, 1961, and proceeded to Fairfield-Travis AFB, CA (SUU). At Travis AFB 25,999 pounds of cargo was loaded. The flight then departed Travis and flew non-stop to Anchorage, Alaska.
Douglas DC-6 · 6 fatalities
The absence of approach and runway lights, and the failure of the GCA controller to give more positive guidance to the pilot during the last stages of his approach. Full accident record