- Date
- December 17, 1973
- Place
- Greensboro, NC · GREENSBORO, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 88 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8978EDouglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report May 1, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 187706
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0035 73/12/17 GREENSBORO,NC DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 0 0 4 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1545 N8978E PX- 0 0 85 49, 10000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HIGH POINT OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP RALEIGH-DURHAM,NC CHICAGO,ILL GREENSBORO,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE-AIRPORT FACILITIES MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: COMPRESSOR STALLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- 2IN SNO RPTD RWY 5.TKOF,ENCTRD HVY SLUSH,CONT INTO HVYR SLUSH.RWY,MEAS 3-5IN SNO,SLUSH.HIT TWY LIP
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8978E
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- High Point
N8978ERegistration cancelled Jul 20, 2010 · Douglas DC-9-31Airframe modelDouglas DC-9-31Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-1
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Other investigations on N8978E · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
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