Eastern Air Lines Flight 212
1974 in North CarolinaAC with 0 elementsAccidents and incidents involving the McDonnell Douglas DC-9Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot errorAirliner accidents and incidents in North Carolina ... and 9 more
Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States in 1974Aviation accidents and incidents involving controlled flight into terrainCharlotte Douglas International AirportDisasters in North CarolinaEastern Air Lines accidents and incidentsHistory of Charlotte, North CarolinaSeptember 1974 events in the United StatesStephen ColbertUse mdy dates from July 2019
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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Thornfield Road, Charlotte
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N 35.153888888889 ° | E -80.926111111111 ° |
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Thornfield Road 2412
28273 Charlotte
North Carolina, United States
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