What the records say
- When
- 1 Mar 1962
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 40.62° N, 73.84° W
- Description
- 1962 aviation accident
- Deaths
- 95
- Injured
- 0
American Airlines Flight 1 (1962)
Crash in New York City with no survivors
American Airlines Flight 1 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from New York International (Idlewild) Airport in New York City to Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles. During takeoff on March 1, 1962, the Boeing 707 rolled over and crashed into Jamaica Bay in New York City two minutes after taking off, killing all 87 passengers and eight crew members aboard.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “American Airlines Flight 1 (a Boeing 707) crashes on takeoff at New York International Airport, after a rudder malfunction causes an uncontrolled roll,…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Катастрофа Boeing 707 в Нью-Йорке, погибли 95 человек”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “アメリカン航空1便墜落事故。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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