Douglas DC-9 crash, Jul 31, 1973 (88 killed), Boston-Loga...
Douglas DC-9 accident on July 31, 1973 near Boston-Logan Massachusetts, United States with 88 fatalities. Cause: Flight crew failure to monitor...
- Date: July 31, 1973
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-9
- Location: Boston-Logan Massachusetts, United States
- Fatalities: 88
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Flight crew failure to monitor altitude and recognize passing decision height during an unstabilized approach
Delta Flight 723 was too fast and too high on its approach to Boston Logan, and the crew did not recognize passing decision height. The DC9 struck a seawall short of runway 04R and burned, and most of the occupants were killed.