Date: November 12, 1975
Type: Boeing 727
Registration: N8838E
Operator: Eastern Airlines
Where: Raleigh, North Carolina.
Report No. NTSB-AAR-76-19
Report Date: May 19, 1976
Pages: 26

About 2002 e.s.t. on November 12, 1975, Eastern Air Lines, Inc., Flight 
576 struck the ground about 282 feet short of runway 23 at the Raleigh-
Durham Airport, Raleigh, North Carolina, bounced up onto the runway and 
slid to a stop 4,150 feet past the runway threshold. The accident 
occurred during an instrument landing system approach in heavy rain 
showers. The aircraft was damaged substantially. Of the 139 persons 
aboard the aircraft, 8 were injured; one of the injuries was serious.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable 
cause of the accident was the pilot's failure to execute a missed 
approach when he lost sight of the runway environment in heavy rain below 
decision height.