- Date
- January 3, 1974
- Place
- Columbia, SC · COLUMBIA, SC
- Injuries
- 59 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8148PADouglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 186705
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0003 74/1/3 COLUMBIA,SC DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 7 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1650 N8148PA PX- 0 0 52 44, 16600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 2200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA METRO OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTA,GA COLUMBIA,SC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- DESCENDED BELOW GLIDE PATH.T/D 28FT SHORT OF RWY.HIT 4IN RWY LIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8148PA
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Columbia Metro