 N4744 during recovery | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 8, 1978 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error and lack of crew resource management leading to a loss of situational awareness |
| Site | Escambia Bay near Pensacola Regional Airport, Pensacola, Florida 30°29′8″N 87°7′3″W / 30.48556°N 87.11750°W[1] |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-235 |
| Aircraft name | Donna |
| Operator | National Airlines |
| Registration | N4744 |
| Flight origin | Miami International Airport |
| Stopover | Melbourne International Airport, Melbourne, Florida |
| 1st stopover | Tampa International Airport, Tampa, Florida |
| 2nd stopover | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport |
| 3rd stopover | Mobile Municipal Airport, Mobile, Alabama |
| Destination | Pensacola Regional Airport, Pensacola, Florida |
| Occupants | 58 |
| Passengers | 52 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 3 |
| Injuries | 11 |
| Survivors | 55 |
National Airlines Flight 193, registration N4744, Donna, was a Boeing 727-235 en route from Miami, Florida to Pensacola on May 8, 1978. It was scheduled with stops at Melbourne, Florida; Tampa; New Orleans, Louisiana and Mobile, Alabama. The accident occurred at night in low visibility from fog. During the descent into Pensacola Regional Airport it impacted Escambia Bay, sinking in 12 feet (3.7 m) of water.[1]
- ^ a b "National Airlines, Inc., Boeing 727-235, N4744NA, Escambia Bay, Pensacola, Florida, May 8, 1978" (PDF). Aircraft Accident Report. National Transportation Safety Board. 1981. NTSB/AAR-78-13. Retrieved May 6, 2010. - Copy at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.