Runway excursion Accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 N8967E, Tuesday 27 November 1973

Date:	Tuesday 27 November 1973
Time:	21:29
Type:	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31
Owner/operator:	Eastern Air Lines
Registration:	N8967E
MSN:	47267/361
Year of manufacture:	1968
Total airframe hrs:	15615 hours
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 26
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Akron/Canton Regional Airport, OH (CAK) - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Pittsburgh International Airport, PA (PIT/KPIT)
Destination airport:	Akron/Canton Regional Airport, OH (CAK/KCAK)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

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: "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: