McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50 N421EA
7 February 1983 · Greer, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 February 1983 at about 12:00 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50 registered N421EA was involved in an incident near Greer, South Carolina, United States. 39 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 12:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Greer, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greenville-Spartanburg (GSP)
- Coordinates
- 34.9299, -82.2309
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50
- Registration
- N421EA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Atlanta → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DCA83IA016
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
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
ACFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT BEFORE A MISSED APCH WAS INITIATED DURING WHICH IT MADE AN INADVERTENT TOUCHDOWN & STRUCK A RWY LIGHT. THE PLT ERRONEOUSLY USED RVR AS HIS LANDING MINIMUM. ACTUAL RVR WAS BELOW THE PUBLISHED MINIMUM. THE SEQUENCEFLASHER LIGHTS WERE NOT TURNED ON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 1983 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 | Tampa, Florida, United States | Eastern Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1983 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 | Santa Ana, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1983 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Continental Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1984 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 | Erie, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1984 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 | Orlando, Florida, United States | Eastern Airlines (Eala) | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1984 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 | Forest Park, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr 1983 | Wizard J3 | Dovesville, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Dec 1983 | Cessna 210A | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Charles R. Landis | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1983 | Mooney M20F | Clemson, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 Jan 1983 | Cessna 182M | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Douglas W. Kindred | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1983 | Piper PA-30 | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | Allen, John H. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1983 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Hampton, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |