# Accident 20000216041589A: Doug DC871F, Rancho Cordova, CA, February 16, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2000, 19:51 local time
- Place: Rancho Cordova, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RRXA
- Location: 38.5701° N, 121.1698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5701&lon=-121.1698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8079U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8079U-2001-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-71F (registry code 302199G, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-71f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC871F
- Reported engine: GE CFM562C1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 13,329 total, 2,128 in this make and model, 119 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA00MA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA00MA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000216041589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MATHER FIELD ABOUT 1949 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME (PST). SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE CREW DECLARED AND EMERGENCY TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND REPORTED, "EMERY SEVENTEEN EXTREME C G PROBLEM." THE AIRPLANE CRASHED INTO AN AUTOMOBILE SALVAGE YARD EAST OF THE AIRPORT IN RANCHO CORDOVA, CA ABOUT 1951PST. THE AIRPLANE WAS CONSUMED IN THE POST-CRASH FIRE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA00MA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA00MA026), Feb 17, 2000: Douglas DC-8-71F (N8079U), Rancho Cordova, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. 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.

## Other reports on N8079U (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19970528022749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970528022749I), May 28, 1997: Doug DC871F (N8079U), Ontario, CA. NR1 engine flameout inflight. Checked engine. Unable find cause.
- [Incident 19960213003639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960213003639I), Feb 13, 1996: Doug DC871F (N8079U), Wichita, KS. Narrative: flight 329 (emery world wide) DC8 from lax to mgy diverted to ict with number 2 engine shut down. Aircraft landed without incident. Pilot report…
- [Incident 19920208032452I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920208032452I), Feb 8, 1992: Doug DC871 (N8079U), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Was struck on tail by N354AA that was departing on same runway. Aircraft had not cleared runway.
- [Incident 19780711043189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780711043189I), Jul 11, 1978: Doug DC8/ (N8079U), Boston, MA. Landed with partial hydraulic failure. One hydraulic pump leaking, another with the shaft sheared.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.