Sterile flight deck rule
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In aviation, the sterile flight deck rule or sterile cockpit rule is a procedural requirement that during critical phases of flight, only activities required for the safe operation of the aircraft may
Pilots landing a Boeing 777
Eastern Air Lines Flight 212
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Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Charleston Municipal Airport, South Carolina to Chicago O'Hare, Illinois, with an intermediate stop in Charlotte, North Caro
Sterile flight deck rule
…distracted from their flying duties by engaging in non-essential conversations and activities during critical parts of the flight. One such accident was Eastern Air Lines Flight 212, which crashed just short of the runway at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport in 1974 while conducting an instrument approach in dense fog. The…
Wreckage of N8984E at the accident site
N8984E, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in February 1974
The Carolina SkyTower (right), also known as the Carowinds Tower, contributed to the crash of Flight 212