Eastern Air Lines Flight 375
Wreckage of the Lockheed L-188 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 4, 1960 |
| Summary | Bird strike leading to engine damage and aerodynamic stall |
| Site | Winthrop Bay, near Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts, United States 42°21′57″N 70°59′18″W / 42.36583°N 70.98833°W |
| Aircraft | |
| An Eastern Airlines L-188, similar to the aircraft involved | |
| Aircraft type | Lockheed L-188A Electra |
| Operator | Eastern Air Lines |
| Registration | N5533 |
| Flight origin | Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 1st stopover | Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 2nd stopover | Charlotte Municipal Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Last stopover | Greenville Municipal Airport, Greenville, South Carolina |
| Destination | Atlanta Municipal Airport, Atlanta, Georgia |
| Occupants | 72 |
| Passengers | 67 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 62 |
| Injuries | 10 |
| Survivors | 10 |
Eastern Air Lines Flight 375, registration N5533, was a Lockheed L-188 Electra aircraft that crashed on takeoff from Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, on October 4, 1960. Ten survived, nine with serious injuries, but 62 of 72 on board were killed in the accident.