Fujita's downburst theory was not immediately accepted by the aviation meteorology community. Deadly Draft | Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 - YouTube correction . Eastern 66 acknowledged the transmission. As the investigation progressed, it was found that 10 minutes before Flight 66's crash, a Flying Tiger Line Douglas DC-8 cargo jet landing on Runway 22L reported tremendous wind shear on the ground. The flight engineer was 31-year-old Gary M. Geurin, who had been with Eastern Air Lines since 1968 and had 3,910 flight hours, 3,123 of them on the Boeing 727. 11. :1 The crash 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. 'Never forgotten': Survivors of Eastern 401 crash unveil memorial on All but 11 people perished in the crash. However, the adverse winds might have been too severe for a successful approach and landing even had they relied upon and responded rapidly to the indications of the flight instruments.". The aircraft continued its descent until it began striking the approach lights approximately 2,400 feet (730m) from the threshold of the runway. Other victims of the crash included U.S. Navy personnel stationed in Charleston, and a number of students who were making their way to prep schools in the Northeast. 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. The captain acknowledged the clearance and asked, "Got any reports on braking action . which runs along the north boundry of Kennedy Airport would be clogged with rush-hour traffic. The concept of downbursts was not yet understood when Flight 66 crashed. 71 memorials Page of 4 David Carroll Ball 1 Apr 1958 - 11 Sep 1974 Old Saint Andrew's Parish Church Cemetery At 1557:55, he transmitted missed approach directions to Eastern 902 and asked ". The local controller did not respond. [1]:1, The flight departed from Moisant Field at 13:19 Eastern Daylight Time[b] with 124 people on board, including 116 passengers and 8 crew. :12 The flight operated from New Orleans to the New York City area without any reported difficulty. The Captain of Flying Tiger 161 stated that during his approach to runway 22L he entered precipitation at about 1.000 feet, and he experienced severe changes of wind direction, turbulence, and downdrafts between the OM and the airport. This story was written by Patrick Doyle and Harry Stathos. In accordance with regulation, the NTSB counted this deceased passenger among the 12 "nonfatal" injuries. nothing." The fuselage broke into 3 pieces. Flight 212 left Charleston at 7 a.m. traveling almost due north to Charlotte's Douglas Municipal Airport and a brief stop ahead of the plane's ultimate goal, Chicago. The explosion caused debris to fly in the surrounding area After the DC-8, an Eastern Air Lines Lockheed L-1011 landing on the same runway nearly crashed. Eastern 902 answered, "Affirmative.". Wikizero - China Eastern Airlines Flight 5398
