Serious incident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 N8924E,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 375462
 
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Date:Friday 14 March 1986
Time:00:57 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC93 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31
Owner/operator:Eastern Air Lines
Registration: N8924E
MSN: 45839
Total airframe hrs:38287 hours
Engine model:P&W JT8D-7B
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 79
Aircraft damage: Minor
Category:Serious incident
Location:Charleston, SC -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL)
Destination airport:Charleston International Airport, SC (CHS/KCHS)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE ACFT LANDED ON RWY 15 AT 2357 EST. THE RWY WAS WET FROM HEAVY RAIN & THUNDERSTORMS. BRAKING WAS INEFFECTIVE AND THE ACFT FAILED TO STOP. THE CAPT STEERED RT INTO THE MUD TO THE RT SIDE OF THE OVERRUN. POST ACCIDENT REVIEW OF THE FLT DATA RECORDER SHOWED THAT THE ACFT DESCENDED AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL RATE. THE LANDING SPEED WAS ABOUT 150 KTS WINDS WERE AT 070 DEGREES AT 10 KTS.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ATL86IA093
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB ATL86IA093

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
16 February 1984 N8924E Eastern Air Lines 0 Forest Park, GA min

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