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| Title: | Runway overrun, Eastern Air Lines, Inc., McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-31, N8967E, Akron-Canton Regional Airport, North Canton, Ohio, November 27, 1973 |
| Micro summary: | This Douglas DC-9-31 overran the runway on landing. |
| Event Time: | 1973-11-27 at 2129 EST |
| File Name: | 1973-11-27-2-US.pdf |
| Publishing Agency: | National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) |
| Publishing Country: | USA |
| Report number: | NTSB-AAR-74-12 |
| Pages: | 56 |
| Site of event: | RWY 01 |
| Latitude/Longitude: | N40°54'58" W081°26'32" |
| Departure: | Akron-Canton Regional Airport, North Canton, Ohio, USA |
| Destination: | Akron-Canton Regional Airport, North Canton, Ohio, USA |
| Airplane Type(s): | Douglas DC-9-31 |
| Flight Phase: | Landing |
| Registration(s): | N8967E |
| Operator(s): | Eastern Air Lines |
| Type of flight: | Revenue |
| Occupants: | 26 |
| Fatalities: | 0 |
| Serious Injuries: | 26 |
| Minor/Non-Injured: | 0 |
| Other Injuries: | 0 |
| Executive Summary: | An Eastern Air Lines McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-31 crashed at Akron- Canton Regional Airport, North Canton, Ohio, on November 27, 1973, at 2129 EST The aircraft ran off the end of runway 01 after completing a precision approach and landing, traversed 110 feet of unpaved ground, and plunged over a 38-foot embankment. The aircraft was damaged substantially by the impact, but there was no fire. The 21 passengers and 5 crewmembers sustained various injuries. The aircraft landed about 2,200 to 2,600 feet beyond the threshold of runway 01. The weather a t the time consisted of low ceilings, light rain showers, fog, and 1 1/2-mile visibility. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the captain's decision to complete the landing at an excessive airspeed and at a distance too far down a wet runway to permit the safe stopping of the aircraft. Factors which contributed to the accident were: (1) Lack of airspeed awareness during the final portion of the approach, (2) an erroneous indication of the speed command indicator, and (3) hydroplaning. |
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