What the records say
- When
- 28 Jan 1961
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 41.06° N, 72.04° W
- Description
- crew training flight resulting in a crash into sea killing all 6 aboard
- Deaths
- 6
American Airlines Flight 1502
1961 aviation accident in Suffolk County, New York
American Airlines Flight 1502 was a crew training flight from Idlewild International Airport . On January 28, 1961, the Boeing 707 operating the flight crashed out of control into the Atlantic Ocean 9.5 miles (15.3 km) west of Montauk Point, New York, and all six crew on board were killed. The cause of the crash was never officially determined.
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