What the records say
- When
- 8 May 1978
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 30.49° N, 87.12° W
- Description
- aviation accident
- Deaths
- 3
- Injured
- 11
- Cause
- controlled flight into terrain
National Airlines Flight 193
1978 aviation accident off the coast of Florida
National Airlines Flight 193, registration N4744, Donna, was a Boeing 727-235 en route from Miami, Florida to Pensacola on May 8, 1978. It was scheduled with stops at Melbourne, Florida; Tampa; New Orleans, Louisiana and Mobile, Alabama. The accident occurred at night in low visibility from fog. During the descent into Pensacola Regional Airport it impacted Escambia Bay, sinking in 12 feet (3.7 m) of water.
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