# Accident 19831025075839A: Doug DC863, Norfolk, VA, October 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1983, 09:09 local time
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: Chambers
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FTLA
- Location: 36.9091° N, 76.3303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9091&lon=-76.3303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N797FT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC863
- Reported engine: PWA JT3D7
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,804 total, 6,346 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA84AA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA84AA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831025075839A

## Narrative

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

TOO FAST AND HYDOPLANED. MISUSED THRUST. NOT ADVISED OF STANDING WATER ON RUNWAY BY ATC.

## 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 DCA84AA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA84AA005), Oct 25, 1983: Douglas DC-8-63F (N797FT), Norfolk, VA, destroyed

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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