World Airways Flight 30
The wreckage of N113WA | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 23, 1982 |
| Summary | Runway overshoot, inadequate runway inspection by airport personnel, and ATC error |
| Site | Logan International Airport Boston, Massachusetts, United States 42°21′03″N 70°59′23″W / 42.35083°N 70.98972°W |
| Aircraft | |
| N113WA, the aircraft involved in the accident, in 1980 | |
| Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF |
| Operator | World Airways |
| IATA flight No. | WO30 |
| ICAO flight No. | WOA30 |
| Call sign | WORLD 30 HEAVY |
| Registration | N113WA |
| Flight origin | Oakland International Airport |
| Stopover | Newark Liberty International Airport |
| Destination | Logan International Airport |
| Occupants | 212 |
| Passengers | 200 |
| Crew | 12 |
| Fatalities | 2 (presumed drowned) |
| Injuries | 39 |
| Survivors | 210 |
World Airways Flight 30 was a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF airliner which suffered a fatal accident upon landing at Logan International Airport in Boston after departing Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey on January 23, 1982. Two of the passengers were never found, and are presumed to have drowned.