Eastern Air Lines Flight 66
Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 was a regularly scheduled flight from New Orleans to New York City that crashed on June 24, 1975 while on approach to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing 113 of the 124 people on board.: 1 The crash was determined to be caused by wind shear caused by a microburst, but the failure of the airport and the flight crew to recognize the severe weather hazard was also a contributing factor.: 1
View of the crash site | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 24, 1975 |
| Summary | Crash on approach as a result of microburst-induced wind shear |
| Site | John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States 40°38′58.8″N 73°45′7.5″W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-225 |
| Operator | Eastern Air Lines |
| IATA flight No. | EA66 |
| ICAO flight No. | EAL66 |
| Call sign | EASTERN 66 |
| Registration | N8845E |
| Flight origin | New Orleans International Airport, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Destination | John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, Queens, New York |
| Occupants | 124 |
| Passengers | 116 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 113 |
| Injuries | 11 |
| Survivors | 11 |
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