Douglas DC-8 crash, Mar 30, 1967 (19 killed), New Orleans...
Douglas DC-8 accident on March 30, 1967 near New Orleans-Louis Armstrong (Moisant) Louisiana, United States with 19 fatalities. Cause: Improper...
- Date: March 30, 1967
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-8
- Location: New Orleans-Louis Armstrong (Moisant) Louisiana, United States
- Fatalities: 19
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Improper supervision by the instructor and improper use of flight and power controls by the instructor and the captain trainee, resulting in loss of control. This is the NTSB finding as cited by secondary sources.
Delta Air Lines Flight 9877 was a training flight with a captain trainee and a flight engineer trainee, with a routine proficiency check for the instructor. While flying a simulated two engine out approach to runway one at New Orleans, the aircraft banked steeply, about 60 degrees or more, and hit power lines short of the runway. It crashed into a residential area and a hotel complex, killing all six crew and 13 people on the ground.