Eastern Air Lines Flight 212

Eastern Air Lines Flight 212

Wreckage of N8984E at the accident site
Accident
Date	September 11, 1974 (1974-09-11)
Summary	Controlled flight into terrain
Site	Near Douglas Municipal Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States 35°09′14″N 80°55′34″W / 35.15389°N 80.92611°W / 35.15389; -80.92611
Aircraft
Aircraft type	McDonnell 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 accident 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.