Date: | March 01, 1962 |
Location: | Jamaica Bay, New York, New York |
Aircraft: | Boeing B-707-123B |
Reg: | N7506A |
Airline: | American Airlines |
Flight No: | 1 |
Fatalities: | 95 : 95 |
A rudder malfunction caused this American Airlines Boeing 707 to crash into Jamaica Bay shortly after taking off from Idlewild Airport. The rudder control malfunction caused a full unwanted rudder deployment, yaw, sideslip and roll which led to loss of control of the aircraft. |