About 2002 e.s.t. on November 12, 1975, Eastern Air Lines, Inc., Flight 576 struck the ground about 282 feet short of runway 23 at the Raleigh-Durham Airport, Raleigh, North Carolina, bounced up onto the runway and slid to a stop 4,150 feet past the runway threshold. The accident occurred during an instrument landing system approach in heavy rain showers. The aircraft was damaged substantially. Of the 139 persons aboard the aircraft, 8 were injured; one of the injuries was serious. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the pilot's failure to execute a missed approach when he lost sight of the runway environment in heavy rain below decision height.
Aircraft Accident Report. Eastern Air Lines, Inc. Boeing 727, N8838E, Raleigh, North Carolina, November 12, 1975
1976
29 pages
Report
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Englisch