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 |
| Passengers | 0 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-9 |
| Operator | Delta Air Lines |
| Tail number | N3305L |
Delta Air Lines Flight 9570 crashed on 30 May 1972 at the Greater Southwest International Airport in Fort Worth, Texas while conducting a training flight. The aircraft, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14, began to oscillate about the roll axis after crossing the runway threshold during a landing approach, then rolled rapidly to the right and struck the runway with the right wing low. This flight's crash has been attributed to wake turbulence behind a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 that made a touch-and-go landing ahead of it. The plane's occupants consisted of three pilots and an FAA inspector, all of whom were killed in the crash and subsequent fire. 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.
