Eastern Air Lines plane crash, search and rescue--outtakes

Description: Item Description Title Eastern Air Lines plane crash, search and rescue--outtakes News Story Number WLTX-TV News Story 662 Sound or Silent Silent and sound Contributing Institution University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Digital Collection Local Television Newsfilm Collections Collection Name WLTX-TV News Collection Date 1974-09-11 Decade 1970 Temporal Coverage Filmed on September 11, 1974. Content Description Search and rescue operations in the aftermath of the crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 near Charlotte, North Carolina. Footage depicts workers among wreckage and debris from the DC-9 passenger jet, and removal of victims' remains. 69 of the 82 people on board were killed in the crash, and three of the initial survivors later died of their injuries. Many of the deceased were South Carolina residents, including Wayne Seal (news director for WCIV-TV and former press secretary to S. C. Governor Robert McNair), and Dr. James Colbert Jr. (vice president of academic affairs at the Medical University of South Carolina). Geographic Location Charlotte (N.C.) Subject Eastern Air Lines. Airplane crash survival. Aircraft accidents. Search and rescue operations. Contributor Name WNOK 1982 Creator Name WIS-TV (Production unit) Rights Copyright Moving Image Research Collections. All rights reserved. For further information please contact University of South Carolina, Moving Image Research Collections, Columbia, SC 29208. Physical Format Film: 16mm. Silent and sound. Color. Masterpositive. 1.37:1 (Academy). Magnetic. Acetate. Citation Eastern Air Lines plane crash, search and rescue--outtakes. (WLTX-TV News Story 662.) WLTX-TV News Collection. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. Time Period The Modern State (1970-present) Type Moving Image Format video/H264 Media Type Motion pictures (visual works) Run Time 01:43 Digitization Specifications This standard definition .h264 video is an access copy derived from a captured videotape master of a film original. Date Digital 2016-05-03 Language English Website https://digital.library.sc.edu/collections/local-television-newsfilm-collections/