The Crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 212

Pilot error, complacency, and distraction, coupled with obscuring fog at the most critical point of flight, resulted in the crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 212, a DC-9-31, on 11 September 1974, and were instrumental in the adoption of new cockpit rules. The Setup: Crew, Aircraft, and a Short Hop North THE AIRCRAFT Both manufactured […]

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