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FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA
F S M/N PURPOSE
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1-0001 65/2/8 NR.JONES BEACH LI NY DOUGLAS DC-7B CR- 5 0 0 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
TIME - 1826 N849D PX- 79 0 0 41, 12607 TOTAL HOURS,
DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 595 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
RATED.
OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION
EVASIVE MANEUVER IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
FACTOR(S)
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
FIRE AFTER IMPACT
REMARKS- N849D CRASHED INTO ATLANTIC OCEAN AFTER NEAR MID-AIR COLLISION N707PA.