# Accident 19840423044009A: Doug DC863, Miami, FL, April 23, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1984, 14:15 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ARWA
- Location: 25.8209° N, 80.3003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8209&lon=-80.3003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N940JW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC863
- Reported engine: PWA JT3D7
- People aboard: 186
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840423044009A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE DESCENDING FOR LANDING AT MIAMI. FOUR PERSONS RECEIVED INJURIES.

## 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 MIA84FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA146), Apr 23, 1984: Douglas DC-8-63 (N940JW), Miami, FL, minor damage

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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