# NTSB UNK64X2851: Lockheed L-1049, N6223C, New York, NY, July 15, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1964
- Place: New York, NY · NEW YORK, NY
- Location: 40.7143° N, 74.0060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New York, NY, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7143&lon=-74.0060&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 19 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184995
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2851
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2851

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6223C-1970-07-02), registration cancelled 1970-07-02, S/N 4531 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED L-1049
- Registry model: [Lockheed 1049C-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-1049c-55) (registry code 5262107) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage

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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