Narrative:The DC-9 landed 12-27 knots too fast on runway 01, approx. 2400 feet down the runway. The aircraft overran the runway, traversed 110 feet of unpaved ground and plunged over a 38 feet embankment. Weather included low ceilings, light rain, fog, 1,5 mile visibility.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The captain's decision to complete the landing at an excessive airspeed and at a distance too far down a wet runway to permit the safe stopping of the aircraft. Factors which contributed to the accident were: 1) lack of airspeed awareness during the final portion of the approach, 2) an erroneous indication of the speed command indicator, and 3) hydroplaning."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 11 months | Accident number: | NTSB/AAR-74-12 | Download report: | Final report
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Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» Flight International 23 January 75(87)
» NTSB-AAR-74-12
Photos
accident date:
27-11-1973type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31
registration: N8967E
accident date:
27-11-1973type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31
registration: N8967E
Map
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Distance from Pittsburgh International Airport, PA to Akron/Canton Regional Airport, OH as the crow flies is 112 km (70 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.