- Date
- June 24, 1975
- Place
- Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
- Injuries
- 112 fatal, 12 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8845EBoeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report May 1, 1976
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79477
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0006 75/6/24 JAMAICA,NY BOEING 727 CR- 6 2 0 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1605 N8845E PX-106 10 0 54, 17381 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2813 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JFK INTL OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW ORLEANS,LA JAMAICA,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - WIND SHEAR WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: CLEARED AIRCRAFT TO WRONG RUNWAY FOR EXISTING CONDITION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED 5000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 4 MILES OR LESS THUNDERSTORM OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 100 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 4 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CONTD USE OF RWY,SHOULD HV BECOME EVDNT TO ATC & CREW SVR WX HAZ EXISTED ALONG APCH PATH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8845E
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Jfk Intl
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