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Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 was a regularly scheduled flight between Charleston, South Carolina and Chicago Illinois with a stop at Charlotte, North Carolina. USA, McPherson, After the aircraft rose to 1,314 feet, the pilots were thought to have been distracted and confused.

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Please try again later. Charleston County, The aircraft was a five-year-old McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 registered as N8984E. To suggest a correction or addition, visit the memorial page and click Suggest Edits.

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Dougherty County, In addition, distraction was a key issue. For help using the website visit our help page or contact support@findagrave.com. On the morning of September 11, 1974, while conducting an instrument approach in dense ground fog into Douglas Municipal Airport, Charlotte, NC, the aircraft crashed just short of the runway, killing 71 on board. Hudson County, Thirteen people survived the initial impact, including the co-pilot and one flight attendant who walked away with no serious injuries; however, three more ultimately died from severe burn injuries. Florida,

He had a total of 8,876 flight hours, including 3,856 on the DC-9.

McPherson County, On Wednesday 11 September 1974, the Douglas DC-9-31 was conducting an instrument approach into Douglas Municipal Airport. Anne Arundel County, Aircraft/Crew. Charleston, Thanks for your help! Lycoming County, Both pilots were attempting to locate Carowinds amusement park tower. Tulare County, Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. New Jersey,

The Douglas DC-9-31 carried 78 passengers and four crew members. Flightcrew's lack of altitude awareness at critical points during the approach due to poor cockpit discipline in that … Westchester County, Florida, Resend Activation Email.

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Massachusetts, USA, Valhalla, James William Colbert Jr - Stephen Colbert's father and his two brothers were involved in Eastern Air Lines flight 212. To suggest a change to a cemetery page, visit the Cemetery Corrections forum. The captain was 49-year-old pilot James Edward Reeves. × Kansas,

The aircraft was a five … The weather was reported to be dense ground fog. Cremated On the morning of September 11, 1974, while conducting an instrument approach in dense ground fog into Douglas Municipal Airport, Charlotte, NC, the aircraft crashed just short of the runway, killing 71 on board. Nebraska,

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Joni has not added any memorials to this virtual cemetery. If you have questions, please contact support@findagrave.com. The NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) investigated the accident, and after reviewing the CVR, the NTSB found the flight crew engaged in unnecessary and nonpertinent conversation during final approach into runway 36.


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Please reset your password. Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 Wednesday September 11, 1974 The aircraft flew too low and struck trees 3.3 miles short of the runway during an approach in fog. based on information from your browser. Thirteen survived the initial impact at 7:34 EDT. The interview can be viewed here. South Carolina, Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 was a regularly scheduled flight between Charleston, South Carolina and Chicago Illinois with a stop at Charlotte, North Carolina. The Douglas DC-9 crashed more than 16,000ft short from runway 36.