Douglas DC-9 crash, Nov 14, 1970 (75 killed), Huntington-...
Douglas DC-9 accident on November 14, 1970 near Huntington-Tri-State-Milton J. Ferguson West Virginia, United States with 75 fatalities. Cause: Descent...
- Date: November 14, 1970
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-9
- Location: Huntington-Tri-State-Milton J. Ferguson West Virginia, United States
- Fatalities: 75
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Descent below minimum descent altitude during a nonprecision approach in adverse weather, with the crew still without the runway in sight
A Southern Airways Douglas jet charter carrying the Marshall University football party came down short of the runway at Huntington in mist and rain. The crew descended below minimum altitude on the approach, the jet struck a hill and burned, and all 75 people aboard were killed.