- Date
- September 11, 1974
- Place
- Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Injuries
- 71 fatal, 10 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8984EDouglas DC9-31
- Status
- Completed · report July 16, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 201663
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0020 74/9/11 CHARLOTTE,NC DOUGLAS DC9-31 CR- 2 1 1 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0734 N8984E PX- 69 9 0 49, 8876 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 3856 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS MUNICIPAL OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CHARLESTON,SC CHICAGO,IL CHARLOTTE,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LACK OF ALT AWARENESS DRG APCH.ALT CALLOUTS NOT MADE AT FAF,500FT ABOVE FLD,OR 100FT ABOVE MDA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8984E
- Reported as
- Douglas DC9-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Douglas Municipal
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