James Morton was killed when the Delta Air Lines Inc. DC 8 training flight he was on crashed while simulating a two engine out landing at New Orleans International Airport. There were 4 other pilots and 1 FAA observer onboard the trainer that were killed. There were 13 other fatalities on the ground.
Aircraft accident - Delta 9877 / DC-8-51, Ship 802, N802E, Trng Flt, New Orleans
Contributor: JLC (49060989)
James Morton was killed when the Delta Air Lines Inc. DC 8 training flight he was on crashed while simulating a two engine out landing at New Orleans International Airport. There were 4 other pilots and 1 FAA observer onboard the trainer that were killed. There were 13 other fatalities on the ground.
Aircraft accident - Delta 9877 / DC-8-51, Ship 802, N802E, Trng Flt, New Orleans
Contributor: JLC (49060989)
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