Eastern Air Lines Flight 304
A Douglas DC-8 of Eastern Air Lines, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Occurrence | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 25, 1964 |
| Summary | Loss of control caused by pitch trim failure |
| Site | Lake Pontchartrain, near New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-8-21 |
| Operator | Eastern Air Lines |
| IATA flight No. | EA304 |
| ICAO flight No. | EAL304 |
| Call sign | EASTERN 304 |
| Registration | N8607 |
| Flight origin | Mexico City International Airport |
| 1st stopover | New Orleans International Airport |
| 2nd stopover | Atlanta International Airport |
| 3rd stopover | Dulles International Airport |
| Destination | John F. Kennedy International Airport |
| Occupants | 58 |
| Passengers | 51 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 58 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Eastern Air Lines Flight 304, a Douglas DC-8 flying from New Orleans International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, crashed on February 25, 1964. All 51 passengers and 7 crew were killed. Among the dead were American singer and actor Kenneth Spencer and Marie-Hélène Lefaucheux, a women's and human rights activist and member of the French delegation to the United Nations.