Douglas DC-9 crash, Dec 28, 1987, Pensacola
Douglas DC-9 accident on December 28, 1987 near Pensacola, Florida, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The captain did not maintain a proper...
- Date: December 28, 1987
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-9
- Location: Pensacola, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The captain did not maintain a proper descent rate on final approach or execute a missed approach, so the aircraft touched down with a sink rate beyond its design limits (NTSB as summarised by ASN).
Eastern Air Lines Flight 573, a DC-9-31 (N8948E) from Atlanta, landed hard on a night approach to Pensacola Regional Airport. The cabin broke open just aft of the wings and the aircraft was written off. No one died, and three passengers were slightly injured while using the evacuation slides.