N8079U — routes, history & safety record

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

Safety history

February 17, 2000AccidentHull loss
A loss of pitch control resulting from the disconnection of the right elevator control tab. The disconnection was caused by the failure to properly secure and inspect the attachment bolt.
Douglas DC-8-71F · 3 fatalities
February 16, 2000AccidentHull loss
On February 16, 2000, about 1951 Pacific standard time, Emery Worldwide Airlines Flight 17, a McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71F, crashed in an automobile salvage yard shortly after takeoff from Sacramento Mather Airport (MHR) in Rancho Cordova, California. The flight was attempting to return to the airport for an emergency landing. The three flight crewmembers were killed, and the airplane was destroyed. **The flight** Emery Flight 17 was a scheduled cargo flight operating under an instrument flight
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71F · 3 fatalities