- Date
- November 27, 1973
- Place
- North Canton, OH · NORTH CANTON, OH
- Injuries
- 16 serious, 10 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8967EDouglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 187703
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0029 73/11/27 NORTH CANTON,OHIO DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 0 3 2 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2129 N8967E PX- 0 13 8 40, 10881 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 736 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AKRON-CANTON RGNL OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MIAMI,FLA NORTH CANTON,OHIO PITTSBURGH,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: OTHER WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - FOG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS RAIN SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND FOG RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 59 160 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 9 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- LNDD ABT 2200-2600FT DWN RWY,RAN OFF END.LACK OF A/S AWARENESS.ERRONEOUS SPEED COMMAND INDICATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8967E
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Akron-Canton Rgnl
N8967ERegistration cancelled Sep 17, 1974 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31
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.