On December 4, 1971, at 1346 e.s.t., Eastern Air Lines, Inc., Flight 898, a Douglas DC-9-31, N8943E, on a regularly scheduled flight from Miami, Florida, to Washington, D. C., with en route stops at Raleigh, North Carolina, and Norfolk, Virginia, and a Cessna 206, N2110F, collided in midair. The collision occurred between the outer marker and the threshold of Runway 5 of the Raleigh-Durham Airport at Raleigh, North Carolina. Both aircraft were in communication with and under the control of the Raleigh-Durham Tower local controller. The DC-9 overtook the Cessna and descended on top of that aircraft. The tower local controller had cleared the DC-9 to land. Previous to this clearance, he had advised the Cessna pilot that Runway 5 was the active runway and to report on a 3-mile final approach for possible straight-in landing. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the inadequacy of air traffic control facilities and services in the Raleigh-Durham terminal area. (Author)
Aircraft Accident Report. Eastern Air Lines, Inc. McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31, N8943E, and a Cessna Model 206, N2110F, Raleigh-Durham Airport, Raleigh, North Carolina, December 4, 1971
1972
14 pages
Report
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Englisch