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The DC-8 involved in the accident (registration N950JW) [8] was manufactured in 1969, and was first delivered to Eastern Air Lines and then leased to other airlines before being leased to Arrow Air under its owner/parent company, International Air Leases. [4] The flight was made up of three legs, with refuelling stops in Cologne and Gander. [4]
Nationair Canada DC-8-61 C-GMXQ crashed on departure from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. [1] It was operating as Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 and all 261 on board were killed, making it the deadliest DC-8 crash. [9] 15 February 1992 MK Air Cargo DC-8-54F 9G-MKB crashed on approach to Kano, Nigeria. [1] 15 February 1992
Pages in category "Accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-8" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
December 12 – Arrow Air Flight 1285R, a chartered McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF, crashes shortly after takeoff from Gander, Newfoundland (now Newfoundland and Labrador), while taking 248 soldiers of the United States Army ' s 101st Airborne Division from West Germany to the United States for Christmas, killing all 256 people on board.
Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) Flight 831 was a flight from Montréal–Dorval International Airport to Toronto International Airport on November 29, 1963. About five minutes after takeoff in poor weather, the jet crashed about 32 km (20 mi) north of Montreal, near Ste-Thérèse-de-Blainville, Quebec, Canada, killing all 111 passengers and seven crew members.
On 24 October 1945, the first scheduled commercial flight, an American Overseas Airlines DC-4, passed through Gander. Following Newfoundland's entry into Confederation, the government renamed the airport "Gander International Airport", and it came under the administration of Canada's federal Department of Transport. Numerous improvements were ...
near Cape St. Francis (Newfoundland and Labrador), Newfoundland and Labrador: The brig called Lady of the Lake sank near Cape St. Francis after a collision with ice killing 265 people 256 1985 Arrow Air Flight 1285: Plane crash: Gander, Newfoundland As of 2024, it is the deadliest aviation accident to occur on Canadian soil. [13] 253 1689 ...
The CVR was completely destroyed by impact, explosion, and a post-crash fire. 1985-12-12 1285R: Arrow Air: Douglas DC-8-63CF: Gander International Airport, Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Accident The CVR was unusable as its cockpit area microphone was inoperative at the time of the accident and did not record any information. [32 ...