American Airlines Flight 625
American Airlines Flight 625, a Boeing 727-100, crashed at St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands on April 27, 1976, while on a domestic scheduled passenger flight originating at T. F. Green Airport in Rhode Island and ending at Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, with an intermediate stop at John F. Kennedy International Airport. 37 out of the 88 passengers on board died in the accident.
Crash site | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 27, 1976 |
| Summary | Runway overrun caused by pilot error |
| Site | Harry S. Truman Airport, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 18°20′28″N 64°57′39″W |
| Total fatalities | 37 |
| Total injuries | 39 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-23 |
| Operator | American Airlines |
| Registration | N1963 |
| Flight origin | T. F. Green Airport, Providence, Rhode Island |
| Stopover | John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, New York |
| Destination | Harry S. Truman Airport, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Occupants | 88 |
| Passengers | 81 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 37 |
| Injuries | 38 |
| Survivors | 51 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground injuries | 1 |
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