Douglas DC-8-63 N950JW
12 December 1985 · Gander, Canada · Fatal
Summary
On 12 December 1985 at about 10:18 local time, a Douglas DC-8-63 registered N950JW, operated by Arrow Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident near Gander, Canada. 256 people were on board and 256 died. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:18
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gander, Canada
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8-63
- Registration
- N950JW
- Operator
- Arrow Airways, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- NTSB number
- DCA86RA010
People
256 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256 | 256 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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.
Other Douglas DC-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 1985 | Douglas DC-8-71 | West Palm Bch, Florida, United States | Delta Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1984 | Douglas DC-8-63 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1984 | Douglas DC-8 | Nassau, Bahamas | Arrow Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1983 | Douglas DC-8-63F | Dfw Airport, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1983 | Douglas DC-8-71 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1983 | Douglas DC-8 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 1984 | De Havilland DHC-4 | Sable Island Ns, Canada | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Mar 1987 | Boeing 727-247 | Calgary, Canada | Western Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1987 | Cessna P206 S/N P206-0009 | St. Johns, Canada | Anton Boshoff | Fatal | 6 |
| 25 Apr 1988 | Maule M4 | Watson Lake, Canada | Lyle Larson | Unknown | - |
| 1 May 1990 | Beechcraft C99 AIRLINER | Moosonee, Canada | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Dec 1991 | Boeing B-747-121 | Nakina, Canada | Evergreen International Airlin | Unknown | - |