Lockheed 1049G N6240G
14 March 1967 · Newark, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 March 1967 at about 17:38 local time, a Lockheed 1049G registered N6240G, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Newark, New Jersey, United States. 82 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newark, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Newark
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed 1049G
- Registration
- N6240G
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 1-0015
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
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
LEFT WING TIP OF N6240G STRUCK REAR ROTOR OF N6676D RAMP TAXI AND PARKING MARKINGS OBLITERATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lockheed 1049 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 1967 | Lockheed 1049H | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | Alaska Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1967 | Lockheed 1049H | Da Nang, Asia | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1967 | Lockheed 1049H | Saigon, Asia | Airlift International, Inc. | Fatal | 7 |
| 27 Feb 1967 | Lockheed 1049 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1966 | Lockheed 1049G | Jamaica New York, New York, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1966 | Lockheed 1049G | Andrews Afb Md, Maryland, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |