Delta Air Lines, Inc., DC-8, N802E, operating as Flight 9877, crashed during a landing approach to Runway 1 at New Orleans International Airport, Kenner, Louisiana, on March 30, 1967. Five crewmembers and an FAA observer were fatally injured. This was a training flight with no passengers aboard; however, impact occurred in a residential area and 13 persons on the ground were also killed. The aircraft, several homes and part of a motel complex were destroyed. The flight had just taken off on Runway 28 at 0043 c.s.t., and was in the process of executing a simulated two-engine out landing when the crash occurred. The weather at the time was clear skies, visibility five miles, and the wind from 110 degrees at three knots. The Board determines the probable cause of this accident was the improper supervision by the instructor, and the improper use of flight and power controls by both the instructor and the captain-trainee during a simulated two-engine out landing approach, which resulted in a loss of control. (Author)
Aircraft Accident Report. Delta Air Lines, Inc. Dc-8, N802E. Kenner, Louisiana
1967
32 pages
Report
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English