N870BX (Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63) — routes, history & safety record

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 15, 1993Accident
THE OPERATOR MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL'S FAILURE TO PERFORM AN ADEQUATE INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE, WHICH LED TO A WORN AILERON CABLE WHICH SEPARATED IN FLIGHT AND CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL.
Douglas DC-8-63
THE OPERATOR MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL'S FAILURE TO PERFORM AN ADEQUATE INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE, WHICH LED TO A WORN AILERON CABLE WHICH SEPARATED IN FLIGHT AND CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL. Full accident record

Transportation Safety Board of Canada records1 on file

Worst recorded outcome: no damage.

March 4, 1991Incident
Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63F · North Atlantic Ocean · A91A0047
Shut down #3 engine because of oil loss. Continued to destination.

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