- Date
- November 30, 1962
- Place
- Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
- Injuries
- 25 fatal, 14 serious, 11 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N815DDouglas DC-7B
- Status
- Completed · report April 20, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 131173
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0033 62/11/30 JAMAICA,NY DOUGLAS DC-7B CR- 4 2 0 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2145 N815D PX- 21 12 12 43, 15644 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2700 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW YORK INTL OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLOTTE,NC JAMAICA,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PERSONNEL - WEATHER PERSONNEL: OTHER PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER PERSONNEL - DISPATCHING (AIR CARRIER ONLY): OTHER WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 300 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS GROUND FOG BELOW MINIMUMS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- IMPROPER CREW TECHNIQUE DURING GO AROUND UNDER FOG COND NOT ADEQUATELY REPORTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N815D
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-7B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- New York Intl
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