LOST MY BROTHER IN THIS CRASH HE WOULD BE 70 IN NOVEMBER HE WAS A BEAUTIFUL SOUL ! hursday marks 40th anniversary of deadly plane crash in Charlotte Posted: Sep 11, 2014 8:40 AM EDT Updated: Sep 11, 2014 8:42 AM EDT By Chris Dyches - email (Source: Evening Post Publishing Company) (Source: Evening Post Publishing Company) CONNECT WITH US!more>> Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Text & Email Alerts Download our Apps Send Photos & Video NEWS City Watch issued for man with autism who didnt show up to work Filmmaker documents flooding of his own home Flash flooding traps drivers in cars, forces people from homes Flash flooding leaves behind mess as waters recede Southaven apartment complex evacuated CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Thursday marks the 40th anniversary of the deadliest plane crash in Charlottes history. Eastern Airlines Flight 212 crashed on Sept. 11, 1974, short of the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, killing 72 people on the flight. The DC 931 was en route from Charleston, SC to Chicago with a stop in Charlotte. On its instrument approach for landing, the plane crashed in dense fog short of the runway at South Tryon and Yorkmont Road. Seventy-two people died in the crash. Among those killed were the father and two brothers of comedian Stephen Colbert and three executives of Charlestons Post and Courier newspaper. Ten people people on the flight survived the crash. The NTSBs final report said the crash was caused by the flight crews lack of altitude awareness and poor cockpit discipline. Copyright 2014 WBTV. All rights reserved.
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