Douglas DC-9 crash, Sep 11, 1974 (72 killed), Charlotte-D...
Douglas DC-9 accident on September 11, 1974 near Charlotte-Douglas North Carolina, United States with 72 fatalities. Cause: Flight crew lost altitude...
- Date: September 11, 1974
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-9
- Location: Charlotte-Douglas North Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 72
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Flight crew lost altitude awareness during the nonprecision approach, which the NTSB attributed to weak cockpit discipline and failure to follow prescribed procedures.
Eastern Air Lines Flight 212, a McDonnell Douglas DC9 on a scheduled service from Charleston to Chicago via Charlotte, struck the ground in dense ground fog short of the runway during an instrument approach to Charlotte. Of the 82 people on board, 72 died, and the NTSB cited the crew losing altitude awareness during the approach.