Accident description
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| Status: | Final |
| Date: | 11 SEP 1974 |
| Time: | 07:34 EDT |
| Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 |
| Operator: | Eastern Air Lines |
| Registration: | N8984E |
| C/n / msn: | 47400/443 |
| First flight: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 16860 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 68 / Occupants: 78 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 70 / Occupants: 82 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 5,3 km (3.3 mls) from Charlotte-Douglas Airport, NC (CLT) (United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Charleston Municipal Airport, SC (CHS/KCHS), United States of America |
| Charlotte-Douglas Airport, NC (CLT/KCLT), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | 212 |
The DC-9 struck trees while flying 135m too low and 80km/h too fast. The aircraft crashed 3.3 miles short of runway 36 during a VOR/DME approach.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The flight crew's lack of altitude awareness at critical points during the approach due to poor cockpit discipline in that the crew did not follow prescribed procedure." Events:
Sources:
» Air Disasters / D.Gero (126-7)
» NTSB-AAR-75-9
Official accident investigation report
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Statistics
17th loss of a DC-9-30
6th worst accident involving a DC-9-30 (at the time)
15th worst accident involving a DC-9-30 (currently)
18th worst accident in United States of America (at the time)
38th worst accident in United States of America (currently) » figures explained
6th worst accident involving a DC-9-30 (at the time)
15th worst accident involving a DC-9-30 (currently)
18th worst accident in United States of America (at the time)
38th worst accident in United States of America (currently) » figures explained
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Charleston Municipal Airport, SC (CHS/KCHS) to Charlotte-Douglas Airport, NC (CLT/KCLT) as the crow flies is 269 km (168 miles).
Distance from Charleston Municipal Airport, SC (CHS/KCHS) to Charlotte-Douglas Airport, NC (CLT/KCLT) as the crow flies is 269 km (168 miles).
