Douglas DC-8 crash, Feb 15, 1992 (4 killed), Toledo-Express
Douglas DC-8 accident on February 15, 1992 near Toledo-Express, Ohio, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: The flight crew failed to recognize or...
- Date: February 15, 1992
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-8
- Location: Toledo-Express, Ohio, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The flight crew failed to recognize or recover in time from an unusual attitude, following the captain's spatial disorientation, which may have been physiological and/or caused by a failed attitude indicator.
Air Transport International Flight 805, a DC-8 freighter, made a second missed approach to Toledo at night with a strong crosswind. The captain became spatially disoriented and allowed the aircraft into an unusual attitude, with bank angles up to 80 degrees. The crew could not complete recovery before the aircraft hit the ground near the airport, killing all four on board.