- Date
- August 30, 1962
- Place
- New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Injuries
- 43 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8706EBoeing 720
- Status
- Completed · report April 9, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 143052
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0044 62/8/30 NEW ORLEANS,LA BOEING 720 CR- 0 0 8 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0927 N8706E PX- 0 0 35 47, 20200 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 552 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MOISANT OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BOSTON,MASS HOUSTON,TEX NEW ORLEANS,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- UNDERSHOT LDG. GR STRUCK 9 INCH HI CONCRETE RWY LIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8706E
- Reported as
- Boeing 720
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Moisant
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