Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | Mittwoch 14 September 1960 |
Zeit: | 08:00 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Lockheed L-188A Electra |
Fluggesellschaft: | American Airlines |
Kennzeichen: | N6127A |
Werknummer: | 1117 |
Baujahr: | 1960-01-08 (8 months) |
Betriebsstunden: | 1573 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 6 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 70 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 76 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA) ( USA)
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Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
Flug von: | Boston Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS), USA |
Flug nach: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA), USA |
Flugnummer: | AA361 |
Unfallbericht:The Lockheed's main gear struck a dyke while approaching New York-La Guardia.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure of the pilot to properly plan and execute the approach to a landing. Factors which may have contributed where the shortened runway and the unmarked upper portion of the dyke."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | CAB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Accident number: | final report | Download report: | Final report
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Boston Airport, MA to New York-La Guardia Airport, NY as the crow flies is 295 km (184 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.