Douglas DC-8-63F N797FT

Summary

On 25 October 1983 at about 13:09 local time, a Douglas DC-8-63F registered N797FT, operated by Flying Tigers, Inc, was involved in an accident near Norfolk, Virginia, United States. 7 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 October 1983 at 13:09

Classification

Accident

Location

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Nas Norfolk (NGU)

Coordinates

36.9091, -76.3303

Aircraft

Douglas DC-8-63F

Registration

N797FT

Category

Airplane

Engines

4

Operator

Flying Tigers, Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

New York → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DCA84AA005

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING ARRIVAL AT NAS NORFOLK, THE AIRCREW WERE VECTORED FOR A GCA APCH TO RWY 10. THEY WERE ADVISED THAT THE WX WAS 200 FT SCATTERED, 600 FT OVERCAST, VISIBILITY 1 MI WITH RAIN, WIND WAS FROM 360 DEG AT 20 KTS. ALSO, THEY WERE GIVEN A PIREP OF 'HEAVY WINDSHEAR' ON FINAL APCH. THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN WITHIN THE 1ST 3000 FT OF THE RWY, DEPLOYED THE SPOILERS & APPLIED REVERSE THRUST & MAX BRAKING. HOWEVER, HE NEVER HAD EFFECTIVE BRAKING. THE ACFT DRIFTED RIGHT & WENT OFF THE RWY, BUT THE CAPTAIN GUIDED IT BACK ONTO THE RWY. IT THEN CONTINUED OFF THE END, CROSSED A ROAD, WENT THRU A FENCE & CAME TO REST IN A SWAMP. AIRFIELD PERSONNEL SAID THERE HAD BEEN HEAVY RAIN & THERE WAS WATER STANDING ON THE RWY. REPORTEDLY THE RWY WAS CROWNED FOR DRAINAGE, BUT IN SOME WIND CONDITONS, THE WATER WOULD REMAIN ON THE RWY SURFACE. THE FINAL CONTROLLER WAS NOT AWARE OF WATER STANDING ON THE RWY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.