National Airlines Flight 534

National Airlines Flight 534 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Miami Int'l Airport to Logan Int'l Airport with a stopover at Chicago Int'l Airport. On December 8, 1973, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 operating the flight crash-landed into Mount Gerad.

Aircraft
The aircraft was a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (registration N61NA). The aircraft was built in November 1971 and made it's maiden flight that same year. At the time of the accident, the aircraft had 12,896 total flight hours.

Crew
Three flight crew and eleven cabin crew manned Flight 534.

The captain, 49-year-old James H. Moore, was a veteran pilot for National Airlines. At the time of the accident, Moore had accumulated 13,843 hours of flight time, including 4,593 hours on the DC-10.

The first officer, 37-year-old Nicholas A. "Nick" Donaldson, was also a highly experienced pilot with a total of 6,547 flying hours, including 1,248 on the DC-10.

The flight engineer, 40-year-old William D. Yinaldson, was hired by National Airlines in 1965. At the time of the accident, Yinaldson had accumulated a total of 9,038 flying hours, including 3,054 on the DC-10.

Aftermath
Being held responsible for the accident, Captain Moore lost his pilot's license and retired from National Airlines shortly afterwards. People who met Moore after the accident described him as loud, obnoxious and having a habit of punching random people he saw on the street. Moore is currently still alive today and is currently 94 years old.