N802E, the accident aircraft seen before the crash in a previous livery
Accident
Date
March 30, 1967
Summary
Stalled during a two-engine out approach
Site
New Orleans International Airport, Kenner, Louisiana, United States 29°59′N90°16′W / 29.983°N 90.267°W / 29.983; -90.267
Total fatalities
19
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Douglas DC-8-51
Operator
Delta Air Lines
Registration
N802E
Flight origin
New Orleans International Airport, Kenner, Louisiana, United States
Destination
New Orleans International Airport, Kenner, Louisiana, United States
Passengers
0
Crew
6
Fatalities
6
Survivors
0
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities
13
Delta Air Lines Flight 9877 was a crew training flight operated on a Douglas DC-8. On March 30, 1967, it lost control and crashed into a residential area during a simulated engine-out approach to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.[1]
^"Delta Air Lines Inc., DC-8, N802E, New Orleans International Airport, Kenner, Louisiana, March 30, 1967" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. 1967-12-20. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
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