Eastern Air Lines Flight 663
- Eastern Air Lines Flight 663
Infobox Airliner accident|name=Eastern Air Lines Flight 663
Date=February 8, 1965
Type= Loss of control
Site=Jones Beach State Park, New York
Fatalities=84
Injuries=0
Aircraft Type=DC-7B
Operator=Eastern Air Lines
Tail Number=N849D
Passengers=79
Crew=5
Survivors =0
Eastern Air Lines Flight 663 was a DC-7B departing from New York City to Richmond, Virginia. On February 8, 1965 at about 6:30 p.m., it crashed near Jones Beach State Park in New York after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport when forced to evade inbound Pan Am Flight 212. All 84 onboard died. The evasive action was blamed for leaving the plane out of control.
There is a memorial garden dedicated to the victims of Flight 663 at Pinelawn Memorial Pk & Cemetery.
ee also
* Lists of accidents and incidents on commercial airliners
* Air safety
* Near miss (safety)
External links
* [http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19650208-0 Aviation Safety Network for Eastern 663]
* [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,940924,00.html Time Magazine Report of incident]
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