Emery Worldwide Airlines Flight 17
N8079U, the aircraft involved, seen at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport in 1999 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 16, 2000 |
| Summary | Loss of pitch control due to faulty maintenance |
| Site | Sacramento Mather Airport, Rancho Cordova, California, United States 38°33′40″N 121°15′4″W / 38.56111°N 121.25111°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-8-71F |
| Operator | Emery Worldwide Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | EB017 |
| ICAO flight No. | EWW017 |
| Call sign | EMERY 017 |
| Registration | N8079U |
| Flight origin | Reno–Tahoe International Airport, Reno, Nevada, United States |
| Stopover | Sacramento Mather Airport, Rancho Cordova, California, United States |
| Destination | James M. Cox Dayton International Airport, Dayton, Ohio, United States |
| Occupants | 3 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 3 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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 Rancho Cordova, California. On February 16, 2000, the DC-8-71F operating the flight crashed onto an automobile salvage yard shortly after taking off from Sacramento Mather Airport, 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.