Delta Air Lines Flight 9570
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| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | 30 May 1972 |
| Type | wake turbulence |
| Site | Greater Southwest International Airport, Fort Worth, Texas |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-9 |
| Operator | Delta Air Lines |
| Tail number | N3305L |
| Passengers | 0 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Delta Air Lines Flight 9570 crashed on 30 May 1972 at the Greater Southwest International Airport while conducting a training flight. This flight's crash was caused by wake turbulence, and the resulting investigation prompted changes to the minimum distance that aircraft must keep when following "heavy" aircraft.[1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ NTSB Aircraft Accident Report, dated 13 March 1973, URL retrieved 25 February 2007
- ^ Job, MacArthur (1994). Air Disaster, Volume 1. Fyshwick, Australian Capital Territory: Aerospace Publications Pty Ltd, 79-87. ISBN 1875671110.
