N704CK (Boeing 747-246F) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on October 27, 2008.

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)

BTS lists 2 different airframes under N704CK; we could not match them to this aircraft’s serial number or build year.

Carrier	Serial	Built	First filed	Last filed
KAQ KAQ	23391	1986	2009	2014
KAQ KAQ	22299	1980	2006	2007

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

Safety history

May 25, 2008Accident
The flight crew arrived at Brussels the day before the accident, with a flight from Bahrain. The crew rested until the Sunday morning. The aircraft arrived at Brussels on Sunday with another crew; the two crews exchanged some information regarding the airplane. There were no mechanical problems reported.
Boeing 747-200
The accident was caused by the decision to reject the takeoff 12 knots after passing V1 speed. The following factors contributed to the accident: - Engine Nr 3 experienced a bird strike, causing it to stall. This phenomenon was accompanied by a loud bang, noticed by the crew. Full accident record

Transportation Safety Board of Canada records1 on file

Worst recorded outcome: no damage.

January 30, 2005Incident
Boeing 747-200 · Fredericton, 20 NM SW · A05A0012
A05A0012: CKS207, a Connie Kalitta Air Boeing 747, was en route from New York to Brussels when the flight crew noticed that the number one engine (Pratt and Whitney JT9D) was losing oil quantity. The crew elected to shut down the affected engine and request a clearance to return to New York. Moncton ACC cleared them…

Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).