Douglas DC-7 N842D
28 February 1963 · Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 February 1963 at about 21:29 local time, a Douglas DC-7 registered N842D, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during static near Boston, Massachusetts, United States. 26 people were on board. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:29
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Logan Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-7
- Registration
- N842D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0019
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
GIRL DELIBERATELY RAN INTO NO.2 PROP DESPITE WARNINGS OF RAMP PERSONNEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1963 | Douglas DC-7 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Sep 1963 | Douglas DC-7 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1962 | Douglas DC-7 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1962 | Douglas DC-7 | Sacramento, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1964 | Douglas DC-7 | Chantilly Va, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1964 | Douglas DC-7 | Richmond Va, Virginia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 1963 | Vickers 810 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 8 |
| 3 Feb 1963 | Lockheed 1049H | San Francisco, California, United States | Slick Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Feb 1963 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Puyallup, Washington, United States | Zantop Air Transport | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1963 | Fairchild F-27 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | West Coast Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Feb 1963 | Boeing 720B | Miami, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 43 |
| 28 May 1963 | Lockheed 1049G | Manhattan, Kansas, United States | Standard Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |