The aircraft involved in the accident while still in service with Emery Worldwide
Accident
Date
December 22, 1996; 27 years ago (1996-12-22)
Summary
Failed stall recovery test due to pilot error, poor training, and malfunction of the stick shaker
Site
Narrows, Virginia, United States 37°19.30′N80°53.06′W / 37.32167°N 80.88433°W / 37.32167; -80.88433
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Douglas DC-8-63F
Operator
Airborne Express
IATA flight No.
GB827
ICAO flight No.
ABX827
Call sign
ABEX 827
Registration
N827AX[1]
Flight origin
Piedmont Triad International Airport, Greensboro, North Carolina
Destination
Piedmont Triad International Airport, Greensboro, North Carolina (Return flight)
Occupants
6
Passengers
3
Crew
3
Fatalities
6
Survivors
0
Airborne Express Flight 827 was a functional evaluation flight (FEF) of an Airborne Express Douglas DC-8-63F (registration N827AX) that had undergone a major modification. On December 22, 1996, during the test flight, the aircraft stalled and crashed, killing all six people on board. Accident investigators determined the cause of the accident was improper crew control inputs.[2][3]
^"FAA Registry (N827AX)". Federal Aviation Administration.
^"Uncontrolled Flight into Terrain, ABX Air (Airborne Express), Douglas DC-8-63, N827AX, Narrows, Virginia, December 22, 1996" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. July 15, 1997. NTSB/AAR-97/05. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
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