# NTSB NYC62A0128: Douglas DC-7B, N815D, Jamaica, NY, November 30, 1962

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1962
- 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: 25 fatal, 14 serious, 11 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131173
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC62A0128
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC62A0128

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0033  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N815D-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 45084 (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: New York 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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