Tag: Cockpit Distraction Accident
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On This Day In 1974: Eastern Flight 212 crashed short of Charlotte after cockpit distractions erased altitude awareness, killing 72 of 82 aboard.
On September 11, 1974, Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 was approaching Charlotte, North Carolina, when a routine landing turned into one of the deadliest aviation accidents in the city’s history. The McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31, registered N8984E, was carrying 78 passengers and four crew members on a scheduled flight from Charleston to Chicago via Charlotte. Only…
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