N979AS (Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK) — routes, history & safety record

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Scheduled US airline service

Reported in scheduled US passenger service from June 1996 to January 2008 — 16,529 flights. Last reported flight: January 9, 2008, Alaska Airlines, PDX → LAS.

Not reported in scheduled US service since January 2008 (data through July 2026).

Carrier	First	Last	Flights
Alaska Airlines AS	June 1996	January 2008	16,529

Source: BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (public domain; US reporting carriers, scheduled domestic flights).

US fleet inventory (BTS B-43)

Filed in BTS’s annual carrier fleet inventory from 2006 to 2007, most recently reported as operating lease.

Carrier	First filed	Last filed
Alaska Airlines AS	2006	2007

Source: BTS Form 41 Schedule B-43 (Annual Inventory of Airframe and Aircraft Engines) (open data; large certificated US carriers, annual filing).

Safety history

December 27, 2005Accident
The ground personnel baggage handler failed to maintain clearance from the aircraft with cargo handling equipment during ground operations and inadvertently damaged the airplane's pressure bulkhead which subsequently decompressed during climb to cruise.
Mcdonnell Douglas MD-83
The ground personnel baggage handler failed to maintain clearance from the aircraft with cargo handling equipment during ground operations and inadvertently damaged the airplane's pressure bulkhead which subsequently decompressed during climb to cruise. Full accident record