N715UA

Douglas DC-8-33

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.

Safety history

  • September 12, 1980AccidentHull loss

    On approach to Iquitos-Coronel Francisco Secada Vignetta Airport, the crew encountered limited visibility due to poor weather conditions. He failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck trees and crashed in a jungle located few km from the runway threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed.

    Douglas DC-8 · 3 fatalities