# NTSB DCA65A0005: Douglas DC-7B, N849D, Jones Beach Li, NY, February 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1965
- Place: Jones Beach Li, NY · JONES BEACH LI, NY
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 84 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181694
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA65A0005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA65A0005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0001   65/2/8  NR.JONES BEACH LI NY  DOUGLAS DC-7B       CR-  5  0  0  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1826                    N849D               PX- 79  0  0                            41, 12607 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            595 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           EVASIVE MANEUVER                                         IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- N849D CRASHED INTO ATLANTIC OCEAN AFTER NEAR MID-AIR COLLISION N707PA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N849D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N849D-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 45455 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-7B
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-7B](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-7b) (registry code 3021804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Jf Kennedy Intl

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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