Douglas DC-8-71F accident near Rancho Cordova, CA
On February 17, 2000, a Douglas DC-8-71F (airplane) was involved in an accident near Rancho Cordova, CA. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 17, 2000
- Place
- Rancho Cordova, CA
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8-71F · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.570°N, 121.170°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X20472
Official records · DCA00MA026
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
- Investigation page: status, final report and safety recommendations
Air traffic control records
- Operations-Human Performance 2-Attachment 2a-Transcript Of All Field Interviews On Cd: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
The Board's full report is available at http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/publictn.htm. On February 16, 2000, about 1951 Pacific standard time, Emery Worldwide Airlines, Inc., (Emery) flight 17, a McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71F (DC-8), N8079U, crashed in an automobile salvage yard shortly after takeoff, while attempting to return to Sacramento Mather Airport (MHR), Rancho Cordova, California, for an emergency landing. Emery flight 17 was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 121 as a cargo flight from MHR to James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY), Dayton, Ohio. The flight departed MHR about 1949, with two pilots and a flight engineer on board. The three flight crewmembers were killed, and the airplane was destroyed. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which operated on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan.
Probable cause
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.
From Wikipedia
Emery Worldwide Airlines Flight 17 was a regularly scheduled United States domestic cargo flight, flying from Reno, Nevada to Dayton, Ohio with an intermediate stopover at Sacramento Mather Airport. On February 16, 2000, the Douglas DC-8 operating the flight crashed onto an automobile salvage yard in Rancho Cordova, California shortly after takeoff, resulting in the deaths of all three crew members on board. The crew reported control problems during takeoff and attempted unsuccessfully to return to Mather Airport. The carrier, Emery Worldwide Airlines, was the 7th largest all-cargo airline in the world by ton-miles, in the year 2000.
Text from Wikipedia, “Emery Worldwide Airlines Flight 17”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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