- Date
- December 12, 1985, 05:18 local (10:18 UTC)
- Place
- Gander, Canada
- Injuries
- 256 fatal
- Aircraft
- N950JWDouglas DC-8-63
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19851212077879A
- Case key
- 15862
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Aircraft
- Registration
- N950JW
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8-63
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Arrow Airways, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Arrow Airways, Inc.
N950JWRegistration cancelled Apr 7, 1988 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.