# NTSB DCA86RA010: Douglas DC-8-63, N950JW, Gander, Canada, December 12, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 12, 1985, 05:18 local (10:18 UTC)
- Place: Gander, Canada
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 256 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 15862
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA86RA010
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/15862/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA86RA010

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N950JW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N950JW-1988-04-07), registration cancelled 1988-04-07, S/N 46058 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8-63
- Registry model: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63) (registry code 302198B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Arrow Airways, Inc.
- Registered owner: Arrow Airways, Inc.

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19851212077879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851212077879A), Dec 12, 1985: Doug DC863, Gander, CN, Destroyed, 253 fatal. Stalled during takeoff,with ice on wing. Wrong vref, possible loss of engine thrust. Casb dissenting opinion on file

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.

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