UNK64X2851

NTSB accident investigation · Lockheed L-1049 · New York, NY · July 15, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 15, 1964
Place
New York, NY · NEW YORK, NY
Injuries
1 serious, 19 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N6223CLockheed L-1049
Status
Completed · report November 16, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184995

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0049  64/7/15    NEW YORK NY         LOCKHEED L-1049     CR-  0  1  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1525                    N6223C              PX-  0  0 15                            46, 16996 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            2503 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR

Aircraft

Registration
N6223C
Reported as
Lockheed L-1049
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.