Eastern Air Lines, Inc. accidents

The NTSB database holds 205 accidents and incidents involving Eastern Air Lines, Inc., recorded between 1962 to 1990. 15 of them were fatal (7%), and 457 people died.

The deadliest year was 1975, with 112 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (77 records).

The aircraft types that appear most often are Boeing 727, Douglas DC-8 and Douglas DC-9.

Most of these records are from United States, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. and Mexico.

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

205

Records

Fatal

457

Deaths

Share fatal

1962 to 1990

Period

Show these on the map 1 of 205 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 107

1970s 79

1980s 15

1990s 4

Aircraft types involved

Boeing 727 55 Douglas DC-8 38 Douglas DC-9 28 Lockheed 1011 13 Boeing B-727 10 Douglas DC-7B 7

Where these happened

United States 192 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 10 Mexico 2 Other-Foreign Countries 1

All 205 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
24 Jun 1975	Boeing 727 N8845E	Jamaica, New York, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	112
29 Dec 1972	Lockheed 1011 N310EA	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	99
8 Feb 1965	Douglas DC-7B N849D	Jones Beach Li Ny, New York, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	84
11 Sep 1974	Douglas DC9-31 N8984E	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	71
25 Feb 1964	Douglas DC-8 N8607	New Orleans la, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	58
30 Nov 1962	Douglas DC-7B N815D	Jamaica, New York, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	25
4 Dec 1965	Lockheed L1049C N6218C	Carmel Ny, New York, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	4
4 Dec 1971	Douglas DC-9 N8943E	Raleigh, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	2
27 Dec 1989	Boeing 727-225B N822EA	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc	Fatal	1
17 Mar 1970	Douglas DC-9 N8925E	Boston, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	1
22 Jun 1990	Douglas DC-9-51 N415EA	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
8 Jun 1990	Douglas DC-9-31 N8943E	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
14 Mar 1990	Douglas DC-9-31 N8951E	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc	No injuries	-
31 Jan 1990	Douglas DC-9-31 N8978E	Louisville, Kentucky, United States	Eastern Air Lines, Inc	Minor injuries	-
26 Dec 1988	Boeing 727-25 N8148N	Morgantown, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
19 Jul 1986	Boeing 727-225 N8872Z	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
5 Nov 1981	Lockheed L-1011 N371EA	San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
12 Oct 1981	Boeing 727 N8142N	St Louis, Missouri, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
22 Sep 1981	Lockheed L-1011 N309EA	Colts Neck, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
11 Sep 1981	Boeing 727 N8888Z	Birmingham, Alabama, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
2 Jun 1981	Airbus A300 N291EA	Charleston, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
8 Apr 1981	Boeing 727 N8140N	Jamaica, New York, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
29 Mar 1981	Lockheed 1011 N334EA	Jamaica, New York, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
6 Feb 1981	Airbus A300 N206EA	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	-
31 Jan 1981	Boeing 727 N8847E	Flushing, New York, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
10 Sep 1980	Douglas DC-9 N415EA	Norfolk, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
11 Apr 1980	Boeing 727 N8873Z	Washington, District of Columbia, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
4 Apr 1980	Douglas DC-9 N8922E	Southeast, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
22 Mar 1979	Douglas DC-9 N412EA	St Louis, Missouri, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
9 Feb 1979	Douglas DC-9 N8910E	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
12 Jan 1979	Lockheed L-1011 N324EA	Newark, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
6 Dec 1978	Lockheed L1011 N312EA	Intl Waters, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
19 Apr 1978	Boeing 727-25 N8136N	Melbourne, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
9 Mar 1978	Boeing 727 N8842E	Greensboro, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
10 Feb 1978	Douglas DC-9 N8953E	Washington, District of Columbia, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
18 Jan 1978	Boeing 727-25 N8126N	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
31 Dec 1977	Boeing 727 N8161G	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
31 Dec 1977	Boeing 727 N8161G	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
9 Oct 1977	Lockheed 1011 N320EA	Orlando, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
21 Sep 1977	Boeing 727 N8130N	Daytona Beach, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
25 May 1977	Boeing 727 N8832E	Washington, District of Columbia, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
12 Mar 1977	Lockheed L-1011 N329	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
7 Dec 1976	Boeing 727 N8106N	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
2 Nov 1976	Boeing 727 N8152N	Richmond, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
25 Oct 1976	Boeing 727 N8837E	Washington, District of Columbia, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
2 Aug 1976	Boeing 727 N8155G	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
23 Feb 1976	Boeing 727 N8847E	Syracuse, New York, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
20 Jan 1976	Boeing 727 N8147N	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
31 Dec 1975	Douglas DC9-31 N8933E	Greer, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
12 Nov 1975	Boeing 727 N8838E	Raleigh, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-