N459
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
Accident · 1977-07-18 Unresolved
DOUGLAS DC-3A Fatal injury Part 91 — operator not named in the NTSB record
Source: NTSB case DEN77FTC19Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
1 report on file, 2015-01-18.
WARNING INDICATION · 2015-01-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3250
Source: SDR A6WA201542325Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 26,778 hrs · 25,917 cycles
STEERING INOPERATIVE CAUTION MSG IN FLIGHT. MSG WENT OUT WHEN NWS SWITCH OFF BUT ILLUMINATED WHEN NWS SWITCH ON. DECLARED AN EMER LANDING. LANDED WITH NWS OFF. MX HAD TO TUG ACFT OFF RUNWAY & BACK TO THE GATE.