# Incident 19821118065649I: Doug DC863, Fairbanks, AK, November 18, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1982, 10:33 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ARWA
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8968U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8968U-2013-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-62 (registry code 3021970, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-62) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC863
- Reported engine: PWA JT3D*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821118065649I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF, OVER CORRECTED, STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHTS AND SNOWBANK.LEFT WITHOUT CHECKING DAMAGE

## Other reports on N8968U (2)

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

- [Incident 19981124045799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981124045799I), Nov 24, 1998: Doug DC862 (N8968U), Ashland, KY. [privacy data omitted](PIC & check airmen)was giving[privacy data omitted]his operating experience in the DC-8. Center gave them a descent to FL 240. [privacy…
- [Incident 19781223021049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781223021049I), Dec 23, 1978: Doug DC8/ (N8968U), Des Moines, IA. Pilot lost directional control on takeoff due to slow spool up of one engine.

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.

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