The Series 50 was the largest version of the DC-9 to enter airline service. It features an 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) fuselage stretch and seats up to 139 passengers. ... On November 27, 1973, Eastern Airlines Flight 300, a DC-9-31, landed long at Akron-Canton Airport in light rain and fog, overran the runway, and went over an embankment. All 21 ...

Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 was a controlled flight into terrain accident of a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 during approach to Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina. The accident occurred on September 11, 1974, killing 72 of the 82 people on board. The scheduled flight was from Charleston Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare, with an intermediate stop in Charlotte.

Hey everyone! Welcome back to another video! Today this video's topic is about the DC-9 of Eastern Airlines. This plane was one of many of the great airline'...

Dec 28, 1987 · PENSACOLA, Fla. -- An Eastern Airlines DC-9 came in hard and fast 'like a helicopter' and landed so violently it broke in half and officials are checking the airport instruments that tell pilots ...

Aug 26, 2023 · Eastern posted a profit in 1965 and again in 1966, despite a strike by the International Association of Machinists (IAM) that grounded five airlines – including Eastern – for 43 days that summer. Fifteen Douglas DC-9-14s joined Eastern’s fleet starting in 1966. N8910E was photographed at Miami.

Jun 29, 2012 · Earlier this week, I came across a 2-minute youtube video clip (nice but somewhat sad) of a Eastern Airlines DC-9 on ferry flight to storage in Mojave. Perhaps not too long after the shutdown of the airline. Best DC-9 landing video I've ever seen, nonetheless. I …

Jul 10, 2024 · Eastern Airlines, the 727, the DC-9 and Me by John Delach. In my time as a frequent business flier, roughly between 1975 and 1998 I flew in more 727s than any other airplane and until 1991 more times on Eastern Airlines than any other carrier. Most of these flights were domestic to other locations from Boston to Alabama.

Feb 25, 2023 · The DC-9 Series 50 was the largest variant of the DC-9 built and could carry 139 passengers. The Series 50 also featured a new cabin interior and more powerful Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 or JT8D-17 engines. The aircraft entered revenue service with …

Oct 19, 2022 · DC-9-50 The Series 50 was the largest variant of the Douglas DC-9 and was also the last to go into commercial service in 1975 with Eastern Airlines. The fuselage was stretched by 2.49m and had the capacity to seat up to 139 passengers, roughly equivalent to the capacity of the Airbus A220 family.

Oct 29, 2023 · McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 with registration N8990E (ex N1939R, N939PR) airframe details and operator history including first flight and delivery dates, seat configurations, engines, fleet numbers and names