Plane Crash List

Douglas DC9-31 N8933E

31 December 1975 · Greer, South Carolina, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 31 December 1975 at about 10:56 local time, a Douglas DC9-31 registered N8933E, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Greer, South Carolina, United States. 31 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 10:56
Classification
Incident
Location
Greer, South Carolina, United States
Nearest airport
Greer
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Douglas DC9-31
Registration
N8933E
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Charlotte, Sc → S
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
IMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
4-0031

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
31 0 0 0 31

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.

Other Douglas DC9 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
7 Nov 1975 Douglas DC9-32
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no coordinates
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11 Sep 1974 Douglas DC9-31
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no coordinates
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28 Sep 1972 Douglas DC9-32
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no coordinates
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18 May 1972 Douglas DC9-31
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no coordinates
Eastern Air Lines, Inc. Serious injuries -
19 Mar 1971 Douglas DC9-10
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no coordinates
Trans World Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
17 Feb 1971 Douglas DC9-15
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Gulfport, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
Southern Airways, Inc. Minor injuries -

All 19 records for this type

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