- Date
- May 18, 1972
- Place
- Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Injuries
- 3 serious, 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8961EDouglas DC9-31
- Status
- Completed · report March 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79697
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0002 72/5/18 FT LAUDERDALE,FLA DOUGLAS DC9-31 CR- 0 2 2 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1421 N8961E PX- 0 1 5 49, 16500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 960 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FT LAUDRDLL-HWOOD OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MIAMI,FLA CLEVELAND,OHIO FT LAUDERDALE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE/RADIO, LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 700 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/2 MILE OR LESS THUNDERSTORM, RAIN SHOWERS WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 130 12 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN BELOW MINIMUMS IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FLT DID NOT RPRT THE OM INBOUND AS REQUESTED BY THE TWR CTLR AND DID NOT RECEIVE A LDG CLNC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8961E
- Reported as
- Douglas DC9-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ft Laudrdll-Hwood
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.