Near Douglas Municipal Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. 35°09′14″N80°55′34″W / 35.15389°N 80.92611°W / 35.15389; -80.92611
Aircraft
Aircraft type
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
Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 was a controlled flight into terrain accident of a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 during approach to Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina. The incident occurred on September 11, 1974, killing 72 of the 82 people on board. The scheduled flight was from Charleston Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare, with an intermediate stop in Charlotte.
An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that multiple crew errors were the primary cause of the crash.
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