Douglas DC-9 N895E
29 December 1970 · Greensboro, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 December 1970 at about 19:04 local time, a Douglas DC-9 registered N895E, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. 92 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:04
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greensboro Region
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-9
- Registration
- N895E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Pittsburgh, Pa → S
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0061
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
TWR GAVE PLT BRAKING ACTION GOOD BASED ON REPT FROM B-727 PLT 20 MIN PRIOR. TEMP DROPPED 5 DEG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 1970 | Douglas DC-9 | Harlingen, Texas, United States | Texas International Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1970 | Douglas DC-9 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1970 | Douglas DC-9 | Huntington, West Virginia, United States | Southern Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 75 |
| 2 May 1970 | Douglas DC-9 | St.croix, Virgin Islands, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | Fatal | 23 |
| 19 Mar 1970 | Douglas DC-9 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1970 | Douglas DC-9 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |