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Eastern Air Lines Flight 212
Wreckage of N8984E at the crash site
Accident
DateSeptember 11, 1974 7:34 am EDT
SummaryControlled flight into terrain
SiteNear Douglas Municipal Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
35°09′14″N 80°55′34″W / 35.15389°N 80.92611°W / 35.15389; -80.92611
Aircraft
Aircraft typeDouglas DC-9-31
OperatorEastern Air Lines
IATA flight No.EA212
ICAO flight No.EAL212
Call signEASTERN 212
RegistrationN8984E[1]
Flight originCharleston Municipal Airport, Charleston, South Carolina
StopoverDouglas Municipal Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina
DestinationChicago O'Hare, Chicago, Illinois
Occupants82
Passengers78
Crew4
Fatalities72
Injuries9
Survivors10

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.

  1. ^ "FAA Registry (N8984E)". Federal Aviation Administration.

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