American Airlines Flight 625
The aftermath of the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 27, 1976 |
| Summary | Runway overrun caused by pilot error |
| Site | Harry S. Truman Airport, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands 18°20′28″N 64°57′39″W / 18.34111°N 64.96083°W |
| Total fatalities | 37 |
| Total injuries | 39 |
| Aircraft | |
| N1963, the aircraft involved in the accident, photographed in 1972 | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-195 |
| Operator | American Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | AA625 |
| ICAO flight No. | AAL625 |
| Call sign | AMERICAN 625 |
| Registration | N1963 |
| Flight origin | T. F. Green Airport, Providence, Rhode Island |
| Stopover | John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, New York, United States |
| 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 |
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. Out of the 88 occupants on board, 37 were killed in the accident.