6 fatal · Douglas DC-8-63F · 1996-12-22 · NARROWS, VA, USA
Event
NTSB number
DCA97MA016
Event ID
20001208X07150
Type
Accident
Date
1996-12-22
Location
NARROWS, VA, USA
Coordinates
38.890243, -77.299674
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
6
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
6
Aircraft
Make
Douglas
Model
DC-8-63F
Registration
N827AX
FAR Part
091
Engines
4
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
the inappropriate control inputs applied by the flying pilot during a stall recovery attempt, the failure of the nonflying pilot-in-command to recognize, address, and correct these inappropriate control inputs, and the failure of ABX to establish a formal functional evaluation flight program that included adequate program guidelines, requirements and pilot training for performance of these flights. Contributing to the causes of the accident were the inoperative stick shaker stall warning system and the ABX DC-8 flight training simulator's inadequate fidelity in reproducing the airplane's stall characteristics. (NTSB Report AAR-97/05)