Douglas DC-9 N8966E
13 September 1973 · Charlotte, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 September 1973 at about 20:00 local time, a Douglas DC-9 registered N8966E, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. 94 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Douglas Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-9
- Registration
- N8966E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- New York, Ny → S
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0034
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 |
Probable cause
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
HIT 30 POLE AT MM DRG ILS APCH.LNDD OK.L FLAP DMGD.RWY, APCH LITES IN SIGHT FRM OM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 1973 | Douglas DC-9 | New York-Atlanta, Unknown/Not Reported | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1973 | Douglas DC-9 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 88 |
| 27 Nov 1973 | Douglas DC-9 | Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1973 | Douglas DC-9 | North Canton, Ohio, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1973 | Douglas DC-9 | Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1973 | Douglas DC-9 | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |