- Date
- December 31, 1975
- Place
- Greer, SC · GREER, SC
- Injuries
- 31 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8933EDouglas DC9-31
- Status
- Completed · report April 12, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 152029
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0031 75/12/31 GREER,SC DOUGLAS DC9-31 CR- 0 0 5 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1056 N8933E PX- 0 0 26 41, 4863 TOTAL HOURS, 514 DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - GREER OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLOTTE,SC GREER,SC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND FOG HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 47 40 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 5 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8933E
- Reported as
- Douglas DC9-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Greer
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