Accident
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Status: | Zwischenbericht |
| Datum: | 06 JUL 2008 |
| Zeit: | 01:14 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15F |
| Fluggesellschaft: | USA Jet Airlines |
| Kennzeichen: | N199US |
| Werknummer: | 47153/185 |
| Baujahr: | 1967 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7B (HK3) |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 2 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 2 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 0,8 km (0.5 Meilen) N of Saltillo-Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) (Mexiko)
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| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Frachtflug |
| Flug von: | Shreveport Regional Airport, LA (SHV/KSHV), USA |
| Saltillo-Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW/MMIO), Mexiko | |
| Flugnummer: | 298043 |
USA Jet Flight 199 departed Detroit-Willow Run Airport, MI (YIP) on July 5 for Hamilton (YHM), Canada to pick up cargo. Automotive parts were loaded on board and the flight continued to Shreveport (SHV) where it arrived at 23:19 CDT. After clearing customs it took off again at 23:48 CDT, bound for Saltillo (SLW), Mexico.
The DC-9 crashed in an industrial area 800 m north of the airport. The airplane broke up and burned.
Informationsquelle:
» Se desploma avión en Ramos Arizpe (Vanguardia 6-7-2008)
» SCT Comunicado de Prensa No. 123
» USA Jet Airlines press release
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Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 OCT 1967 | N8910 | Continental Airlines | |
| 24 JUN 1972 | N8910 | Southern Airways | leased |
| 07 JUN 1973 | N9350 | Hughes Airwest | |
| 01 OCT 1980 | N9350 | Republic Airlines | airline merged |
| 14 SEP 1984 | N9350 | Purolator Courier | |
| N567PC | Purolator Courier | new registration | |
| 21 SEP 1987 | N567PC | Emery Worldwide Airlines | airline merged |
| 01 JUL 1996 | N199US | USA Jet Airlines |
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Shreveport Regional Airport, LA to Saltillo-Plan de Guadalupe International Airport as the crow flies is 1025 km (641 miles).
Distance from Shreveport Regional Airport, LA to Saltillo-Plan de Guadalupe International Airport as the crow flies is 1025 km (641 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
