- Date
- November 27, 1973
- Place
- Chattanooga, TN · CHATTANOOGA, TN
- Injuries
- 4 serious, 38 minor, 37 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3323LDouglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 1975
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79684
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0028 73/11/27 CHATTANOOGA,TENN DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 0 2 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1851 N3323L PX- 0 2 72 45, 15949 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 3217 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHATTANOOGA MUNI OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTA,GA CHATTANOOGA,TENN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - RAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 400 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS RAIN SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORM OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 160 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCENT AFTR DH.FALSE IMPRESSIONS CAUSED BY VISUAL CUES.G/S TRENDED DWN.WND SHR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3323L
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Chattanooga Muni
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