Eastern Air Lines Flight 304
- Eastern Air Lines Flight 304
Infobox Airliner accident|name=Eastern Air Lines Flight 304
Date=February 25, 1964
Type=Pilot Error
Site=near New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Fatalities=58
Injuries=0
Aircraft Type=Douglas DC-8
Operator=Eastern Air Lines
Tail Number=airreg|N|8607|disaster
Passengers=51
Crew=7
Survivors=0
Eastern Air Lines Flight 304 was a Douglas DC-8 flying from New Orleans International Airport to Washington-National Airport.
On February 25, 1964, it crashed into Lake Pontchartrain enroute due to "degradation of aircraft stability characteristics in turbulence, because of abnormal longitudinal trim component positions."citequote All 51 passengers and 7 crew were killed.
ee also
* Lists of accidents and incidents on commercial airliners
* Air safety
External links
* [http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19640225-0 Aviation Safety Network for Eastern 304]
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