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"On September 11, 1974, Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 goes down near Charlotte. The crash -- one of the worst in state history -- initiates lasting changes to the rules surrounding takeoffs and landings." 72 people are killed. A result of the following investigation led to the "sterile cockpit rule", codified in 1981 and designed to focus the flight crew's attention during critical phases of takeoff and landing.