- Date
- September 13, 1973
- Place
- Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Injuries
- 94 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8966EDouglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report November 11, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 187734
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0034 73/9/13 CHARLOTTE,NC DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 0 0 5 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2000 N8966E PX- 0 0 89 UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS MUNI OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW YORK,NY CHARLOTTE,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT COPILOT - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT 30 POLE AT MM DRG ILS APCH.LNDD OK.L FLAP DMGD.RWY,APCH LITES IN SIGHT FRM OM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8966E
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Douglas Muni