 Wreckage of N8984E at the crash site | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 11, 1974 7:34 am EDT |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Near Douglas Municipal Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. 35°09′14″N 80°55′34″W / 35.15389°N 80.92611°W |
| 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 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.
- ^ "FAA Registry (N8984E)". Federal Aviation Administration.