| Date of Accident: | 08 May 1978 |  |
| Airline: | National Airlines |  |
| Aircraft: | Boeing 727-235 | |
| Location: | Pensacola, Florida | |
| Registration: | N4744 | |
| Previous Registrations: | --- | |
| Flight Number: | 193 | |
| Fatalities: | 3:58 | |
| MSN: | 19464 | |
| Line Number: | 553 | |
| Engine Manufacturer: | Pratt & Whitney | |
| Engine Model: | JT8D-7B | |
| Year of Delivery: | 1968 | |
| Accident Description: | The aircraft crashed into Pensacola Bay, 3 miles short of the runway, while executing a non-precision approach to land at the Pensacola Regl. Airport. Pilot error in failing to maintain MDA (minimum descent altitude) until the runway environment was in sight. |
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