# Incident 19981124045799I: Doug DC862, Ashland, KY, November 24, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1998, 20:05 local time
- Place: Ashland, KY
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ARWA
- Location: 38.4595° N, 82.6451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4595&lon=-82.6451&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 DC862
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981124045799I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OM^(PIC & CHECK AIRMEN)WAS GIVING^PRIVACY DATA O^HIS OPERATING EXPERIENCE IN THE DC-8. CENTER GAVE THEM A DESCENT TO FL 240. ^PRIVACY DATA O^DID NOT ARREST THE DESCENT @ ASSIGNED ALTITUDE. ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RETURNED TO THE ASSIGNED ALTITUDE.  BASED ON THIS INCIDENT, AND OTHER UNACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE,^PRIVACY DATA O^WAS TERMINATED BY HIS COMPANY.

## Other reports on N8968U (2)

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

- [Incident 19821118065649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821118065649I), Nov 18, 1982: Doug DC863 (N8968U), Fairbanks, AK. Lost directional control on takeoff, over corrected, struck runway lights and snowbank. Left without checking damage
- [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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