Douglas DC-9 N8978E
17 December 1973 · Greensboro, North Carolina, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 17 December 1973 at about 15:45 local time, a Douglas DC-9 registered N8978E, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. 89 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- High Point
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-9
- Registration
- N8978E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Raleigh-Durham, Nc → Chicago, Ill
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0035
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 88 |
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
EVAC DUE TO BOMB THREAT.PSGR INJURED JUMPING FM LEADING EDGE OF WING.INADQT EVAC BRIEF BY F/A.
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 | - |
| 8 Jan 1973 | Douglas DC-9 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No 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 | - |