Eastern Air Lines Flight 66
View of the accident site | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 24, 1975 |
| Summary | Crash on approach as a result of microburst-induced wind shear |
| Site | John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States 40°38′58.8″N 73°45′7.5″W / 40.649667°N 73.752083°W |
| Aircraft | |
| N8846E, sister aircraft to the one involved in the accident | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-225 |
| Operator | Eastern Air Lines |
| IATA flight No. | EA66 |
| ICAO flight No. | EAL66 |
| Call sign | EASTERN 66 |
| Registration | N8845E |
| Flight origin | New Orleans International Airport, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Destination | John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States |
| Occupants | 124 |
| Passengers | 116 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 113 |
| Injuries | 11 |
| Survivors | 11 |
Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 was a regularly scheduled flight from New Orleans to New York City that crashed on June 24, 1975, while on approach to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing 113 of the 124 people on board.: 1 The accident was determined to be caused by wind shear caused by a microburst, but the failure of the airport and the flight crew to recognize the severe weather hazard was also a contributing factor.: 1