Eastern Air Lines, Inc. accidents

The NTSB database holds 205 accidents and incidents involving Eastern Air Lines, Inc., recorded between 1962 to 1990. 15 of them were fatal (7%), and 457 people died.

The deadliest year was 1975, with 112 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (77 records).

The aircraft types that appear most often are Boeing 727, Douglas DC-8 and Douglas DC-9.

Most of these records are from United States, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. and Mexico.

204 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

205

Records

Fatal

457

Deaths

Share fatal

1962 to 1990

Period

Show these on the map 1 of 205 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 107

1970s 79

1980s 15

1990s 4

Aircraft types involved

Boeing 727 55 Douglas DC-8 38 Douglas DC-9 28 Lockheed 1011 13 Boeing B-727 10 Douglas DC-7B 7

Where these happened

United States 192 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 10 Mexico 2 Other-Foreign Countries 1

All 205 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
20 May 1966	Boeing 727 N8145N	East Boston Mass, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
8 May 1966	Boeing B-727 N8102N	Fort Worth Tex, Texas, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
6 May 1966	Lockheed L-1049 N6211C	Hartford Conn, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
17 Apr 1966	Lockheed L-188 N5509	Charlotte Nc, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
16 Apr 1966	Boeing B-720 N8715E	Jamaica Ny, New York, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
15 Mar 1966	Boeing B-727 N8015N	Boston Mass, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
5 Mar 1966	Boeing B-727 N8101N	Miami Fla, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
23 Jan 1966	Boeing 707 227 N7072	Jamaica Ny, New York, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
17 Jan 1966	Convair CV-440 N9314	Mobile Ala, Alabama, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
5 Nov 1965	Douglas DC-8 N8613	Jamaica New York, New York, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
16 Oct 1965	Douglas DC-7 N824D	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
28 Sep 1965	Boeing B-727 N8120N	Tampa, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
16 Jul 1965	Boeing 727 N8118N	Chicago Ill, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
12 Jul 1965	Douglas DC-8 N8610	Jamaica Ny, New York, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
26 Apr 1965	Boeing B-727 N8106N	Miami Fla, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
19 Apr 1965	Lockheed L-188 N5528	Tallahassee Fla, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
5 Mar 1965	Douglas DC-8 N8780R	Kennedy Intl N Y, New York, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
17 Jan 1965	BOEING707 227 N7074	Miami Fla, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
12 Jan 1965	Boeing B-727 N8116N	Miami Fla, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
8 Jan 1965	Douglas DC-8 N8781	San Juan Pr, Puerto Rico, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
29 Dec 1964	Douglas DC-8 N8601	Newark Nj, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
30 Oct 1964	Douglas DC-8 N8609	New York Ny, New York, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
18 Oct 1964	Boeing 727 N111	Ft Lauderdale Fla, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
15 Oct 1964	Lockheed L1049C N6203	New York Ny, New York, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
23 Sep 1964	Douglas DC-8 N8612	San Juan Pr, Puerto Rico, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	-
24 Jul 1964	Douglas DC-8 N8609	Gainesville Fla, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
20 Jul 1964	Douglas DC-7 N831D	Charlotte Nc, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
17 Jul 1964	Douglas DC-7 N809D	Richmond Va, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
15 Jul 1964	Lockheed L-1049 N6223C	New York Ny, New York, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
1 Jul 1964	Boeing 727 N8108N	W Palm Beach Fla, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
18 Jun 1964	Boeing 720 N8702E	San Antonio Texas, Texas, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
8 Jun 1964	Lockheed 1049C N6225C	Vero Beach Fla, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
30 May 1964	Lockheed L-188 N537	Washington Dc, District of Columbia, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
27 May 1964	Boeing B-720 N8708E	Alma Georgia, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
17 Feb 1964	Douglas DC-8B N8607	San Juan Pr, Puerto Rico, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
13 Feb 1964	Douglas DC-8 N8604	San Juan Pr, Puerto Rico, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
22 Jan 1964	Douglas DC-8 N7605	Philadelphia Pa, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
12 Dec 1963	Boeing 720 N8711E	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
4 Dec 1963	Douglas DC-8 N8601	Lakeland, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
9 Nov 1963	Douglas DC-8 N8603	Houston, Texas, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
6 Nov 1963	Boeing 720 N8708E	Boston, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
1 Nov 1963	Douglas DC-7B N823D	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
28 Sep 1963	Douglas DC-7 N843D	Nashville, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
21 Aug 1963	Douglas DC-8 N8601	Orlando, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
21 Aug 1963	Convair 440 N9320	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
23 Jun 1963	Douglas DC-8 N8617	Norfolk, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
12 Mar 1963	Douglas DC-7B N841D	Boston, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
28 Feb 1963	Douglas DC-7 N842D	Boston, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	-
21 Sep 1962	Boeing 720B N8715E	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
19 Sep 1962	Douglas DC-7B N801D	Daytona Beach, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-