# Accident 19851212077879A: Doug DC863, Gander, CN, December 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1985, 06:45 local time
- Place: Gander, CN
- Airport: Gander International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ARWA
- Aircraft: N950JW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N950JW-1988-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63 (registry code 302198B, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC863
- Reported engine: PWA JT3D7
- People aboard: 253
- Fatal injuries: 253
- Pilot flight hours: 7,001 total, 1,081 in this make and model, 231 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA86RA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA86RA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851212077879A

## Narrative

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

STALLED DURING TAKEOFF,WITH ICE ON WING.WRONG VREF, POSSIBLE LOSS OF ENGINE THRUST. CASB DISSENTING OPINION ON FILE

## 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 DCA86RA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA86RA010), Dec 12, 1985: Douglas DC-8-63 (N950JW), Gander, Canada, 256 fatal

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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