- Date
- March 10, 1970
- Place
- Corpus Chrsti, TX · CORPUS CHRSTI, TX
- Injuries
- 4 minor, 17 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8106NBoeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 131118
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0014 70/3/10 CORPUS CHRSTI,TEX BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 6 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2217 N8106N PX- 0 0 15 40, 7608 TOTAL HOURS, 359 DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - CORPUS CHRISTI OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NEW YORK,NY CORPUS CHRSTI,TEX HOUSTON,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY REMARKS- RWY 13 APCH.BFR T/D WIND 350DEG 18K,RWY RPTD WET.DRG LDG ROLL ACFT DFTD L OFF RWY INTO MUD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8106N
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Corpus Christi