Narrative:
An explosive device planted near the landing gear detonated, destroying the aircraft on the ground.
Damaged on the ground
accident date: 02-07-1976
type: Lockheed L-188A Electra
registration: N5531
accident date: 02-07-1976
type: Lockheed L-188A Electra
registration: N5531
accident date: 02-07-1976
type: Lockheed L-188A Electra
registration: N5531
accident date: 02-07-1976
type: Lockheed L-188A Electra
registration: N5531
accident date: 02-07-1976
type: Lockheed L-188A Electra
registration: N5531
accident date: 02-07-1976
type: Lockheed L-188A Electra
registration: N5531
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 2 July 1976 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-188A Electra |
| Operator: | Eastern Air Lines |
| Registration: | N5531 |
| MSN: | 1055 |
| First flight: | 1959-04-30 (17 years 2 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
An explosive device planted near the landing gear detonated, destroying the aircraft on the ground.
Classification:
SabotageDamaged on the ground
Sources:
» Aircraft hijackings and other criminal acts against civil aviation : statistics and narrative reports / FAAPhotos
accident date: 02-07-1976
type: Lockheed L-188A Electra
registration: N5531
accident date: 02-07-1976
type: Lockheed L-188A Electra
registration: N5531
accident date: 02-07-1976
type: Lockheed L-188A Electra
registration: N5531
accident date: 02-07-1976
type: Lockheed L-188A Electra
registration: N5531
accident date: 02-07-1976
type: Lockheed L-188A Electra
registration: N5531
accident date: 02-07-1976
type: Lockheed L-188A Electra
registration: N5531
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