- Date
- April 10, 1973
- Place
- Toledo, OH · TOLEDO, OH
- Injuries
- 37 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8843EBoeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report October 12, 1973
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79462
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0012 73/4/10 TOLEDO,OHIO BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 7 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1318 N8843E PX- 0 0 30 46, 6212 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 1400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - TOLEDO EXPRESS OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PENSACOLA,FLA DETROIT,MICH TOLEDO,OHIO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - SNOW TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE PARTIAL OBSCURATION 1100 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS SNOW SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 290 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 13 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- CREW DIDNT ADHERE TO PROC.RESULTED IN DESCENT BLO MDA INTO TREES.LCLZR APCH RWY 25.PLT LND OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8843E
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Toledo Express