# Accident 19920215003069A: Doug DC863, Toledo, OH, February 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1992, 03:26 local time
- Place: Toledo, OH
- Airport: Toledo Express
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: QGQA
- Location: 41.5809° N, 83.8900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5809&lon=-83.8900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N794AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N794AL-1993-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC863
- Reported engine: PWA JT3D7
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 16,382 total, 2,382 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA92MA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA92MA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920215003069A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON IFR MISSED APPROACH DUE PIC SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND POSSIBLE FAILED GYRO. EXTREME WINDSHEAR.

## 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 DCA92MA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA92MA022), Feb 15, 1992: Douglas DC-8-63 (N794AL), Swanton, OH, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHTCREW TO PROPERLY RECOGNIZE OR RECOVER IN A TIMELY MANNER FROM THE UNUSUAL AIRCRAFT ATTITUDE THAT RESULTED FROM THE CAPTAIN'S APPARENT SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, RESULTING FROM…

## Other reports on N794AL (1)

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

- [Incident 19911102056629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911102056629I), Nov 2, 1991: Doug DC863 (N794AL), Toledo, OH, Minor damage. Cargo door light illuminated on climb. Returned. Found cargo door damaged.

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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