256 : On December 12 , 1985 , a Douglas DC-8 , Arrow Air Flight 1285 , carrying American military personnel on a charter flight home for Christmas , crashed in Newfoundland ; all 248 passengers and 8 crew members died . The Canadian Aviation Safety Board investigating the cause of the crash issued two different reports : the majority report cited ice on the wings as cause of the crash ; the minority report suggests an explosion was the likely cause
Arrow Air Flight 1285
Arrow Air Flight 1285
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