# NTSB DCA75AZ015: Boeing 727, N8845E, Jamaica, NY, June 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1975
- Place: Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
- Location: 40.6915° N, 73.8057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamaica, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6915&lon=-73.8057&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 112 fatal, 12 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1976
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79477
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA75AZ015
- Board report AAR7608 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7608.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA75AZ015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0006  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8845E-1976-05-28), registration cancelled 1976-05-28, S/N 20443 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-225](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (registry code 1384077) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Jfk 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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