Type of Event | Accident |
Event Date | 12/22/1996 |
Event Day of the Week | Sunday |
Time of Event | 1810 |
Event Time Zone | Eastern Standard Time |
Event City | NARROWS |
Event State | VIRGINIA |
Event Country | -- |
Zipcode of the event site | 22124 |
Event Date Year | 1996 |
Event Date Month | 12 |
MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
Event Location Latitude | -- |
Event Location Longitude | -- |
Event Location Airport | -- |
Event Location Nearest Airport ID | -- |
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
Airport Elevation | -- |
Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
Time of the weather observation | 1807 Eastern Standard Time |
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 260 |
Weather Observation Facility ID | BLF |
Elevation of weather observation facility | 2857 |
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 20 |
Time Zone of the weather observation | EST |
Lighting Conditions | Night/Dark |
Lowest Ceiling Height | 4000 |
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Unknown |
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Overcast |
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
Visibility (Statute Miles) | 7 |
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 4 |
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 3 |
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 270 |
Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
Wind Speed (knots) | 4 |
Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
METAR weather report | -- |
Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
Injury Total Fatal | 6 |
Injury Total Minor | -- |
Injury Total None | -- |
Injury Total Serious | -- |
Injury Total All | 6 |
Investigating Agency | NTSB |
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 46 |
NTSB Notification Source | -- |
NTSB Notification Date | Dec 22 1996 12:00AM |
NTSB Notification Time | 1900 |
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | IMAGE |
Date of most recent change to record | May 7 2002 11:17AM |
User who most recently changed record | NTSB\HAMG |
Basic weather conditions | Instrument Meteorological Cond |
FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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Aircraft #1 |
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Aircraft Registration Number | N827AX |
NTSB Number | DCA97MA016 |
Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR |
Flight plan Was Activated? | Yes |
Damage | Destroyed |
Aircraft Fire | Ground |
Aircraft Explosion | Ground |
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Douglas |
Aircraft Model | DC-8-63F |
Aircraft Series Identifier | DC-8-63F |
Aircraft Serial Number | 45901 |
Certified Max Gross Weight | 353000 |
Aircraft Category | Airplane |
Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
Flight Crew Seats | -- |
Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
Passenger Seats | -- |
Total number of seats on the aircraft | 3 |
Number of Engines | 4 |
Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Continuous Airworthiness |
Date of Last Inspection | -- |
Airframe hours since last inspection | 2 |
Airframe Hours | 62800 |
ELT Installed | Unknown |
ELT Activated | Unknown |
ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
ELT Type | -- |
Aircraft Owner Name | ABX AIR INC |
Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
Aircraft Owner City | -- |
Aircraft Owner State | OH |
Aircraft Owner Country | -- |
Aircraft Owner Zipcode | -- |
Operator is an individual? | No |
Operator Name | -- |
Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
Operator Street Address | -- |
Operator City | -- |
Operator State | -- |
Operator Country | -- |
Operator Zip code | -- |
Operator Code | ABXA |
Owner has at least one certificate | -- |
Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
Operator Certificate Number | -- |
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Unknown |
Second Pilot on Board | Yes |
Departure Point Same as Event | No |
Departure Airport Code | GSO |
Departure City | GREENSBORO |
Departure State | NC |
Departure Country | -- |
Departure Time | 0 |
Departure Time Zone | -- |
Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
Destination Airport Code | -- |
Destination City | -- |
Destination State | -- |
Destination Country | -- |
Specific Phase of Flight | Cruise |
Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
Evacuation occurred | -- |
Date of most recent change to record | Dec 20 2002 12:42PM |
User who most recently changed record | dbo |
Since inspection or accident | -- |
Event Location Runway Number and Location | 0 |
Runway Length | -- |
Runway Width | -- |
Sight Seeing flight | No |
Air Medical Flight | No |
Medical Flight | -- |