N90070 (Textron Aviation INC 208B) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows 3 earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on August 6, 2012.

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

US fleet inventory (BTS B-43)

BTS lists 2 different airframes under N90070; we could not match them to this aircraft’s serial number or build year.

Carrier	Serial	Built	First filed	Last filed
American Airlines AA	513	1989	2006	2010
American Airlines AA	70	1989	2009	2009

No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.

Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 2023 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N90070.

December 15, 1997Accident
The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, compounded by the automatic deployment of the ground spoilers on main wheel spin-up, resulting in a pitch angle beyond the tail strike pitch angle of the airplane, which led to the tail contacting the runway.
American Airlines A300
The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, compounded by the automatic deployment of the ground spoilers on main wheel spin-up, resulting in a pitch angle beyond the tail strike pitch angle of the airplane, which led to the tail contacting the runway. Full accident record
May 12, 1997Accident
The flightcrew's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during leveloff which led to an inadvertent stall, and their subsequent failure to use proper stall recovery techniques. A factor contributing to the accident was the flightcrew's failure to properly use the autothrottle.
Airbus Industrie A300B4-605R
The flightcrew's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during leveloff which led to an inadvertent stall, and their subsequent failure to use proper stall recovery techniques. A factor contributing to the accident was the flightcrew's failure to properly use the autothrottle. Full accident record