Record #:

43088

Author(s):

Gerard, Philip

Abstract:

"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.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 89 Issue 4, September 2021, p206-212

Subject(s):

Flight; Airlines; Airlines--Charlotte; Airlines--Charlotte--disasters (1974); Eastern Air Lines