Accident | |
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Date | September 11, 1974 (1974-09-11) |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
Site | Near Douglas Municipal Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States 35°09′14″N 80°55′34″W / 35.15389°N 80.92611°W / 35.15389; -80.92611 |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 |
Operator | Eastern Air Lines |
IATA flight No. | EA212 |
ICAO flight No. | EAL212 |
Call sign | EASTERN 212 |
Registration | N8984E[1] |
Flight origin | Charleston Municipal Airport, Charleston, South Carolina |
Stopover | Douglas Municipal Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina |
Destination | Chicago O'Hare, Chicago, Illinois |
Occupants | 82 |
Passengers | 78 |
Crew | 4 |
Fatalities | 72 |
Injuries | 9 |
Survivors | 10 |
Accident | |
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Date | September 11, 1974 (1974-09-11) |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
Site | Near Douglas Municipal Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States 35°09′14″N 80°55′34″W / 35.15389°N 80.92611°W / 35.15389; -80.92611 |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 |
Operator | Eastern Air Lines |
IATA flight No. | EA212 |
ICAO flight No. | EAL212 |
Call sign | EASTERN 212 |
Registration | N8984E[1] |
Flight origin | Charleston Municipal Airport, Charleston, South Carolina |
Stopover | Douglas Municipal Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina |
Destination | Chicago O'Hare, Chicago, Illinois |
Occupants | 82 |
Passengers | 78 |
Crew | 4 |
Fatalities | 72 |
Injuries | 9 |
Survivors | 10 |