Atlanta - Chattanooga

On November 27, 1973 at 06:51 PM, Atlanta - Chattanooga experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-9, operated by Delta Airlines, with the event recorded near Chattanooga Tennessee.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

79 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 79 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 74, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following an uneventful flight from Atlanta, the crew started the approach to Chattanooga Airport in poor weather conditions with limited visibility due to heavy rain falls. On short final, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck approach light located 1,600 feet short of runway 20 threshold. The airplane then struck the ground, lost its left wing and skidded for another 1,200 feet before coming to rest 250 feet to the left of the runway centerline. All 79 occupants evacuated safely and only seven passengers were slightly injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N3323L, MSN 47032/204, year of manufacture 1967.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.0457°, -85.3095°.