Douglas DC-9 N97S

Summary

On 14 November 1970 at about 19:36 local time, a Douglas DC-9 registered N97S, operated by Southern Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Huntington, West Virginia, United States. 75 people were on board and 75 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 November 1970 at 19:36

Classification

Accident

Location

Huntington, West Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Tri-State

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Douglas DC-9

Registration

N97S

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

2

Operator

Southern Airways, Inc.

Phase of flight

Landing

Route

Kinston, Nc → S

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night (Dark)

NTSB number

1-0023

75 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DSCNT BLO MDA.UN DTRM IF DSCNT DUE IMPROPER COCKPIT INSTRUMENTATION DATA USE OR ALTM SYSTEM ERROR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.