- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | February 25, 1964 |
Time: | 0206 |
Location: | Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans, Louisiana |
Operator: | Eastern Air Lines |
Flight #: | 304 |
Route: | Mexico City - New Orleans - New York City |
AC Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-21 |
Registration: | N8607 |
cn / ln: | 45428/61 |
Aboard: | 58 (passengers:51 crew:7) |
Fatalities: | 58 (passengers:51 crew:7) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft crashed into Lake Pontchartrain, 19 miles northeast of New Orleans International Airport, shortly after taking off. Mechanical failure. Uncommanded extension of the pitch trim compensator. Degradation of aircraft stability characteristics in turbulence, because of abnormal longitudinal trim component positions. Malfunctioning pitch trim compensator. |
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