Détails:
The DC-9 touched down heavily on runway 09L. The main gear collapsed and the tail section separated. The aircraft caught fire.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The decision of the pilot to initiate and continue an instrument approach under weather conditions which precluded adequate visual reference and the faulty techniques used by the pilot during the landing phase of that approach. The Safety Board also finds that the flight crew's non-adherence to prescribed operational practices and procedures compromised the safe operation of the flight."
| Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | jeudi 18 mai 1972 |
| Heure: | 15:21 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 |
| Compagnie: | Eastern Air Lines |
| Immatriculation: | N8961E |
| Numéro de série: | 45870/332 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1968 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7B |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 4 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 6 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 10 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL (FLL) ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | A l'atterrissage (LDG) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL (FLL/KFLL), Etats-Unis d'Amérique | |
| Numéro de vol: | EA346 |
The DC-9 touched down heavily on runway 09L. The main gear collapsed and the tail section separated. The aircraft caught fire.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The decision of the pilot to initiate and continue an instrument approach under weather conditions which precluded adequate visual reference and the faulty techniques used by the pilot during the landing phase of that approach. The Safety Board also finds that the flight crew's non-adherence to prescribed operational practices and procedures compromised the safe operation of the flight."
Accident investigation:
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Miami International Airport, FL et Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL est de 34 km (21 miles).
La distance entre Miami International Airport, FL et Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL est de 34 km (21 miles).
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