Douglas DC-7B accidents

The NTSB database holds 13 accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-7B, recorded between 1962 to 1992. 3 of them were fatal (23%), and 111 people died.

The deadliest year was 1965, with 84 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (4 records).

Most of these records are from United States and South America.

12 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

Records

Fatal

111

Deaths

23%

Share fatal

1962 to 1992

Period

Show these on the map 1 of 13 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 10

1970s 1

1980s 1

1990s 1

Where these happened

United States 12 South America 1

Operators involved

Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 7 Ortner Air SER 1 U. S. Forest Service 1 Pan American-Grace Airways, Inc. 1 American Airlines, Inc. 1 Universal Airlines, Inc. 1

All 13 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
8 Feb 1965	Douglas DC-7B N849D	Jones Beach Li Ny, New York, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	84
30 Nov 1962	Douglas DC-7B N815D	Jamaica, New York, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	25
28 Nov 1980	Douglas DC-7B N816D	Pecos, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
1 Oct 1992	Douglas DC-7B N848D	Kyburz, California, United States	U. S. Forest Service	Unknown	-
13 Jul 1970	Douglas DC-7B N760Z	Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States no coordinates	Ortner Air SER	No injuries	-
23 Mar 1967	Douglas DC-7B N756Z	Travis Afb, California, United States no coordinates	Universal Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
1 Nov 1963	Douglas DC-7B N823D	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
16 Mar 1963	Douglas DC-7B N359AA	Oakland, California, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
12 Mar 1963	Douglas DC-7B N841D	Boston, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
29 Oct 1962	Douglas DC-7B N51702	La Paz, South America no coordinates	Pan American-Grace Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
19 Sep 1962	Douglas DC-7B N801D	Daytona Beach, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
8 Jun 1962	Douglas DC-7B N805D	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
3 Feb 1962	Douglas DC-7B N837D	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-