N859U

Lockheed 188C

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

  • November 18, 1979AccidentHull loss

    Other; Material Failure; Electrical Failure. Factors: Rain; Icing Conditions-Includes Sleet,Freezing Rain,Etc.

    Lockheed 188C · 3 fatalities

    The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was a progressive failure in the aircraft's electrical system leading to the disabling or erratic performance of some critical flight instruments and flight instrument lighting while the flight was operating in night instrument meteorological conditions. Full accident record

  • March 11, 1978Accident

    Braking System (Normal System); Material Failure; Excessive Temperature. Factors: Fire In Brakes,Wheel Assembly,Wheel Well; Nosewheel Assemblies; Burst

    Lockheed L188C