Douglas DC-9 crash, May 30, 1972 (4 killed), Fort Worth-G...
Douglas DC-9 accident on May 30, 1972 near Fort Worth-Greater Southwest (Amon Carter Field) Texas, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: Encounter...
- Date: May 30, 1972
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-9
- Location: Fort Worth-Greater Southwest (Amon Carter Field) Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Encounter with the trailing vortex of a preceding heavy jet at low altitude, which caused the aircraft to roll and strike the runway
A Delta jetliner on a local training flight at Fort Worth Greater Southwest Airport was affected by the wake of a preceding jet during its landing approach. The aircraft rolled and its wing struck the runway, and it crashed in flames. All four occupants, three Delta pilots and an FAA inspector, were killed.