Douglas DC-8 crash, Dec 22, 1996 (6 killed), Narrows
Douglas DC-8 accident on December 22, 1996 near Narrows, Virginia, United States with 6 fatalities. Cause: Inappropriate control inputs by the flying...
- Date: December 22, 1996
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-8
- Location: Narrows, Virginia, United States
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Inappropriate control inputs by the flying pilot during a stall recovery, the non-flying pilot in command failing to recognize and correct them, and the operator not having a formal functional evaluation flight program. The inoperative stick shaker and the simulator's poor stall fidelity contributed.
An Airborne Express DC-8 on a post-modification functional evaluation flight stalled during a training exercise and crashed into mountainous terrain near Narrows, Virginia. The pilot flying applied aft control column during the stall recovery, and the pilot not flying, acting as pilot in command, did not correct it. All six people aboard were killed.