Douglas DC-7B N849D
8 February 1965 · Jones Beach Li Ny, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 February 1965 at about 18:26 local time, a Douglas DC-7B registered N849D, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Jones Beach Li Ny, New York, United States. 84 people were on board and 84 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:26
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jones Beach Li Ny, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jf Kennedy Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-7B
- Registration
- N849D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0001
People
84 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
N849D CRASHED INTO ATLANTIC OCEAN AFTER NEAR MID-AIR COLLISION N707PA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-7B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 1963 | Douglas DC-7B | Oakland, California, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1963 | Douglas DC-7B | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1963 | Douglas DC-7B | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1967 | Douglas DC-7B | Travis Afb, California, United States | Universal Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1962 | Douglas DC-7B | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1962 | Douglas DC-7B | La Paz, South America | Pan American-Grace Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |