Dade-Collier - Dade-Collier

On February 9, 1979 at 05:12 PM, Dade-Collier - Dade-Collier experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-9, operated by Eastern Airlines, with the event recorded near Dade-Collier Florida.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The airplane was dispatched at Dade-Collier Airport for a local training flight, carrying one instructor and four pilots under supervision. During the takeoff roll on runway 09/27, the pilot-in-command started the rotation when the instructor shut down the left engine to simulate an engine failure. The airplane rolled to the left, causing the left wing to struck the ground then nosed down and struck the runway surface. The nose gear was torn off and the aircraft nose and cockpit section was almost destroyed. All five occupants were injured, two of them seriously.

Aircraft reference details include registration N8910E, MSN 45771/58, year of manufacture 1966.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 25.8632°, -80.8985°.