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color: white">Accident</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Date</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">November 30, 1962</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Summary</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Pilot_error" title="Pilot error">Pilot error</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Site</th><td class="infobox-data flabel location" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Idlewild_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Idlewild Airport">Idlewild Airport</a><br /><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #082567; color: white">Aircraft</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Aircraft type</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-7" title="Douglas DC-7">Douglas DC-7</a>B</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Operator</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Air_Lines" title="Eastern Air Lines">Eastern Air Lines</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Aircraft_registration" title="Aircraft registration">Registration</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">N815D</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Flight origin</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Douglas_International_Airport" title="Charlotte Douglas International Airport">Charlotte Municipal Airport</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte, North Carolina</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Destination</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport" title="John F. Kennedy International Airport">Idlewild Airport</a><br />New York City, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Occupants</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">51</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Passengers</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">45</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Crew</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">6</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Fatalities</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">25</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em; white-space:nowrap;">Survivors</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">26</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Eastern Air Lines Flight 512</b> was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Air_Lines" title="Eastern Air Lines">Eastern Air Lines</a> from <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Douglas_International_Airport" title="Charlotte Douglas International Airport">Charlotte Municipal Airport</a> in <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte, North Carolina</a>, to <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport" title="John F. Kennedy International Airport">Idlewild Airport</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>. On November 30, 1962, while attempting to <a href="/wiki/Go-around" title="Go-around">abort an attempted landing</a> at its destination, the <a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-7" title="Douglas DC-7">Douglas DC-7B</a> operating the flight crashed after it failed to gain altitude and struck the ground. 25 of the 51 occupants of the plane died in the accident. Emergency crews responded, but rescuers were delayed by the thick fog and the soft terrain. An investigation launched after the crash found that the probable cause of the accident was that the pilots had made critical mistakes during the go-around that prevented the aircraft from gaining altitude. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accident">Accident</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_512&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Accident"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The flight left <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Douglas_International_Airport" title="Charlotte Douglas International Airport">Charlotte Municipal Airport</a> at 7:41<span class="nowrap"> </span>p.m. Eastern Standard time en route to Idlewild Airport in New York City.<sup id="cite_ref-CAB_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 2">: 2 </span></sup> <a href="/wiki/Federal_Aviation_Agency" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Aviation Agency">Federal Aviation Agency</a> (FAA) notifications had made the crew aware that the <a href="/wiki/Precision_approach_radar" title="Precision approach radar">precision approach radar</a> system at the airport was out of service.<sup id="cite_ref-CAB_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 2">: 2 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1202b_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1202b-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The weather forecast called for clear skies or scattered clouds.<sup id="cite_ref-CAB_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 2">: 2 </span></sup> While the flight was en route, patches of ground fog started developing at Idlewild.<sup id="cite_ref-CAB_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 3">: 3 </span></sup> At 8:57<span class="nowrap"> </span>p.m., the pilots were advised that there would be a delay of an undetermined length due to the fog. The flight entered a holding pattern until 9:33<span class="nowrap"> </span>p.m. when it was instructed to enter the approach path to runway 4R.<sup id="cite_ref-CAB_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Pages: 4, 7">: 4, 7 </span></sup> Other aircraft landing ahead of the flight reported dense fog at ground level with extremely low visibility; pilots of one flight that had been cleared to take off requested a delay because the fog was too dense for safe operation.<sup id="cite_ref-CAB_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Pages: 3, 7, 9">: 3, 7, 9 </span></sup> <a href="/wiki/Runway_visual_range" title="Runway visual range">Runway visual range</a> instruments in the <a href="/wiki/National_Weather_Service" title="National Weather Service">United States Weather Bureau</a> office at the airport recorded visibility that had dropped to virtually zero shortly before the instruments failed completely,<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1205_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1205-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but this information was not communicated to the tower personnel. As a result, the pilots of inbound aircraft were not made aware of the reduced visibility. Instead, the tower reported visibility of one mile (one point six kilometers),<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1202b_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1202b-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although flight crews would have likely heard radio traffic from other pilots describing the poor conditions.<sup id="cite_ref-CAB_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 18">: 18 </span></sup> Rules that were in effect at the airport required a visibility of at least 2,000 feet (610 m) for a runway to remain open.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1205_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1205-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As Flight 512 approached the runway, the pilots descended to as low as 25 feet (8 m) above the ground, about 1,000 feet (300 m) beyond the touchdown point on the runway. At that point, the crew decided to abandon the approach.<sup id="cite_ref-CAB_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Pages: 18–20">: 18–20 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1201c_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1201c-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They retracted the landing gear, changed the flaps setting from 40 degrees to 20 degrees, and angled the aircraft to begin climbing, with a climb angle of between three and five degrees above the level position.<sup id="cite_ref-CAB_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Pages: 19–20">: 19–20 </span></sup> However, the pilots did not increase the engine power. Because they had retracted the flaps without increasing the power that the engines were providing, the aircraft lost lift, one of the wings struck the ground, and the aircraft tumbled across a marsh.<sup id="cite_ref-CAB_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 20">: 20 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1201_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1201-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The fuselage separated from the wings on a mound of earth approximately 3 feet (1 m) high, located 3,600 feet (1,100 m) down the runway.<sup id="cite_ref-CAB_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 12">: 12 </span></sup> The fuel tanks in the left wing ruptured, igniting a fire on the ground.<sup id="cite_ref-CAB_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 12">: 12 </span></sup> The fuselage broke apart approximately at the separator between the tourist and first class sections and came to rest in soft sand approximately 200 yards (180 m) from the runway.<sup id="cite_ref-CAB_1-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 12">: 12 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1201_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1201-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At 9:45<span class="nowrap"> </span>p.m., tower personnel saw a bright orange flash and initiated emergency procedures.<sup id="cite_ref-CAB_1-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 11">: 11 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1201_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1201-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They requested that the crew of American Airlines Flight 8, which was on approach immediately after Flight 512, overfly the runway to see if they could see what had happened. After the flyover, the crew reported back that they could see a fire to the left of the runway.<sup id="cite_ref-CAB_1-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 11">: 11 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1201_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1201-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1202b_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1202b-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_512&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the crash, emergency vehicles were dispatched to the accident site, but they were delayed by the thick fog and the soft marshy terrain where the aircraft ended up.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1201_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1201-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One ambulance driver reported that visibility was as low as five feet (two meters), which made it difficult to locate the crash victims.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1201_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1201-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The arrival of some of the emergency vehicles from areas outside the airport was delayed by slow-moving traffic on nearby roads.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1201_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1201-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1201d_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1201d-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Police prevented all but emergency traffic from entering the area, but curious onlookers still caused traffic congestion on the streets around the airport.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1201d_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1201d-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many were seen walking around the perimeter, having left their vehicles on surrounding roads.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1201d_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1201d-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The airport was closed to air traffic until 7:10<span class="nowrap"> </span>a.m. the following morning.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1202b_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1202b-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Survivors said that the plane burst into flames immediately after the crash.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1201c_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1201c-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While the rear section of the fuselage remained relatively intact, other sections of the fuselage, engine parts, and broken pieces of propellers, were scattered around the crash site.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1201_5-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1201-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Many of the survivors were thrown clear of the aircraft when it hit the ground, still strapped to their seats.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1201_5-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1201-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1202_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1202-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Others climbed out of the broken fuselage and were assisted by the two flight attendants to safety.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1202b_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1202b-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Victims were taken to the airport's medical center, <a href="/wiki/Peninsula_Hospital_Center" title="Peninsula Hospital Center">Peninsula General Hospital</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Queens_Hospital_Center" title="Queens Hospital Center">Queens General Hospital</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1201_5-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1201-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two of the survivors had critical injuries, while others were less seriously injured.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1202_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1202-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aircraft">Aircraft</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_512&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Aircraft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The aircraft was a <a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-7B" class="mw-redirect" title="Douglas DC-7B">Douglas DC-7B</a> four-engined passenger aircraft. It was manufactured in September 1956 and had manufacturer's serial number 45084. It was registered by Eastern Air Lines with tail number N815D and had a total flying time of 18,411 hours at the time of the crash. It was powered by four <a href="/wiki/Wright_R-3350_Duplex-Cyclone" title="Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone">Wright model 972TC18DA</a> piston propeller engines.<sup id="cite_ref-CAB_1-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: iii">: iii </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-asn_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asn-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Passengers_and_crew">Passengers and crew</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_512&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Passengers and crew"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The captain of the flight was Edward Bechtold, aged 43.<sup id="cite_ref-CAB_1-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: i">: i </span></sup> He had been employed at Eastern Air Lines since April 1945 and had logged a total of 15,644 hours of flight time, including 2,700 on the DC-7 type aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-CAB_1-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: i">: i </span></sup> In 1943, he received the <a href="/wiki/Air_Medal" title="Air Medal">Air Medal</a> for meritorious achievement from Lieutenant General <a href="/wiki/George_C._Kenney" class="mw-redirect" title="George C. Kenney">George C. Kenney</a>, commander of Allied air forces in the Southwest Pacific.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1201b_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1201b-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was the chairman of the New York Air Safety Committee.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1201b_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1201b-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The copilot was Julius Wagner, aged 45. He had been employed at the airline since March 1951 and had accumulated a total of 9,042 hours of flight time, including 1,610 hours in the DC-7. The flight engineer was Robert Voorhees, age 31. He had accumulated a total of 4,080 hours of flight time, which included 149 hours as a flight engineer and 718 hours as a pilot in DC-7 aircraft. He had been employed at the airline since August 1957.<sup id="cite_ref-CAB_1-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: ii">: ii </span></sup> All three pilots were killed in the crash.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1201_5-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1201-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An additional crew member who was not working this flight occupied the jump seat in the cockpit and was also killed.<sup id="cite_ref-CAB_1-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: i">: i </span></sup> </p><p>The two flight attendants, Helen Fournier, aged 21, and Patricia Richards, aged 22, survived the crash and assisted with the evacuation of survivors of the crash.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1202_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1202-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They were credited with saving the lives of people who might have otherwise died in the fire that consumed the aircraft after the crash.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1202_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1202-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fournier had started her employment with Eastern Air Lines in April 1962, and was on only her third flight at the time of the crash.<sup id="cite_ref-CAB_1-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: ii">: ii </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1202_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1202-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The plane carried 45 passengers at the time of the crash. All of the passengers were from the United States except one, who was from Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1201_5-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1201-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Twenty one of the passengers were killed, and some of the survivors were injured.<sup id="cite_ref-CAB_1-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 1">: 1 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1201_5-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1201-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All of the survivors were seated in the rear half of the plane, which remained intact long enough for them to escape.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1202_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1202-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Investigation">Investigation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_512&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Investigation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A team of 80 flight experts, including a team of 24 from the <a href="/wiki/Civil_Aeronautics_Board" title="Civil Aeronautics Board">Civil Aeronautics Board</a> (CAB), began an investigation, supervised by G. Joseph Minetti and assisted by George A. Van Epps, supervisory air safety investigator for the New York Region. The overall investigation was directed by Arthur E. Newsmann, the person in charge of the Denver office.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1202b_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1202b-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 10, 1963, the CAB released its final accident report. In it, they found that the probable cause of the accident was the technique employed by the crew during their abandonment of the aircraft's approach in the unexpected fog conditions.<sup id="cite_ref-CAB_1-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 1">: 1 </span></sup> The board concluded that if the crew had either rotated the aircraft to a higher nose-up position, or had used more engine power, the plane's descent would have been arrested and the accident avoided.<sup id="cite_ref-CAB_1-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CAB-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 21">: 21 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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accident">Avensa Fairchild F-27 accident</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Mar 1</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_1_(1962)" title="American Airlines Flight 1 (1962)">American Airlines Flight 1</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Mar 4</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Caledonian_Airways_Flight_153" title="Caledonian Airways Flight 153">Caledonian Airways Flight 153</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Mar 8</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/1962_Turkish_Airlines_Taurus_Mountains_crash" class="mw-redirect" title="1962 Turkish Airlines Taurus Mountains crash">Turkish Airlines crash</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Mar 16</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Flying_Tiger_Line_Flight_739" title="Flying Tiger Line Flight 739">Flying Tiger Line Flight 739</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">May 6</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/1962_Channel_Airways_Dakota_accident" title="1962 Channel Airways Dakota accident">Channel Airways Dakota accident</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">May 12</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/1962_Godthab_Catalina_crash" title="1962 Godthab Catalina crash">Godthab Catalina crash</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">May 22</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Continental_Airlines_Flight_11" title="Continental Airlines Flight 11">Continental Airlines Flight 11</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Jun 3</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Air_France_Flight_007" title="Air France Flight 007">Air France Flight 007</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Jun 22</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Air_France_Flight_117" title="Air France Flight 117">Air France Flight 117</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Jun 30</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Aeroflot_Flight_902" title="Aeroflot Flight 902">Aeroflot Flight 902</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Jul 7</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Alitalia_Flight_771" title="Alitalia Flight 771">Alitalia Flight 771</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Jul 19</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Airlines_Flight_869_(1962)" title="United Arab Airlines Flight 869 (1962)">United Arab Airlines Flight 869</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Jul 22</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Pacific_Air_Lines_Flight_301" title="Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 301">Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 301</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Jul 28</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Aeroflot_Flight_415" title="Aeroflot Flight 415">Aeroflot Flight 415</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Sep 3</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Aeroflot_Flight_03" title="Aeroflot Flight 03">Aeroflot Flight 03</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Sep 18</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Aeroflot_Flight_213_(1962)" title="Aeroflot Flight 213 (1962)">Aeroflot Flight 213</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Sep 23</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Flying_Tiger_Line_Flight_923" title="Flying Tiger Line Flight 923">Flying Tiger Line Flight 923</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Nov 23</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/United_Air_Lines_Flight_297" title="United Air Lines Flight 297">United Air Lines Flight 297</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Nov 23</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Mal%C3%A9v_Flight_355" title="Malév Flight 355">Malév Flight 355</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Nov 27</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Varig_Flight_810" title="Varig Flight 810">Varig Flight 810</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Nov 30</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Eastern Air Lines Flight 512</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Dec 14</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/1962_Paran%C3%A1_da_Eva_Panair_do_Brasil_Lockheed_Constellation_crash" title="1962 Paraná da Eva Panair do Brasil Lockheed Constellation crash">Paraná da Eva Panair do Brasil Lockheed Constellation crash</a></div></div><div><div style="width:4em;display:inline-block;">Dec 19</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/1962_LOT_Vickers_Viscount_Warsaw_crash" title="1962 LOT Vickers Viscount Warsaw crash">LOT Vickers Viscount accident</a></div></div> </div> <div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;"> </div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/Template:Aviation_accidents_and_incidents_in_1961" title="Template:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1961">1961   ◄</a><span class="nowrap">   </span> <a href="/wiki/Template:Aviation_accidents_and_incidents_in_1963" title="Template:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1963">►   1963</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" 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20">Capital Airlines Flight 20</a> (January 18 1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Orient_Airlines_Flight_710" title="Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 710">Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 710</a> (March 1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Helicopter_Airways_Flight_698" title="Chicago Helicopter Airways Flight 698">Chicago Helicopter Airways Flight 698</a> (July 1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Airways_Flight_830" title="World Airways Flight 830">World Airways Flight 830</a> (September 1960)*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_375" title="Eastern Air Lines Flight 375">Eastern Air Lines Flight 375</a> (October 4 1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/California_Polytechnic_State_University_football_team_plane_crash" title="California Polytechnic State University football team plane crash">Cal Poly football team</a> (October 29 1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_New_York_mid-air_collision" title="1960 New York mid-air collision">New York mid-air collision</a> (December 1960)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1961</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1961_Goldsboro_B-52_crash" title="1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash">Goldsboro B-52 crash</a> (January 24 1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_1502" title="American Airlines Flight 1502">American Airlines Flight 1502</a> (January 28 1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Yuba_City_B-52_crash" title="1961 Yuba City B-52 crash">Yuba City B-52 crash</a> (March 1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Air_Lines_Flight_859" title="United Air Lines Flight 859">United Air Lines Flight 859</a> (July 11 1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alaska_Airlines_Flight_779" title="Alaska Airlines Flight 779">Alaska Airlines Flight 779</a> (July 21 1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TWA_Flight_529" title="TWA Flight 529">TWA Flight 529</a> (September 1 1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Orient_Airlines_Flight_706" title="Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 706">Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 706</a> (September 17 1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Airlines_Flight_201/8" title="Imperial Airlines Flight 201/8">Imperial Airlines Flight 201/8</a> (November 8 1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Cincinnati_Zantop_DC-4_crash" title="1961 Cincinnati Zantop DC-4 crash">Cincinnati Zantop DC-4 crash</a> (November 14 1961)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1962</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_1_(1962)" title="American Airlines Flight 1 (1962)">American Airlines Flight 1</a> (March 1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_Airlines_Flight_11" title="Continental Airlines Flight 11">Continental Airlines Flight 11</a> (May 1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Pacific_Air_Lines_Flight_301" title="Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 301">Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 301</a> (July 1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Air_Lines_Flight_297" title="United Air Lines Flight 297">United Air Lines Flight 297</a> (November 23 1962)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Eastern Air Lines Flight 512</a> (November 30 1962)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1963</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1963_Elephant_Mountain_B-52_crash" title="1963 Elephant Mountain B-52 crash">Elephant Mountain B-52</a> (January 1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Orient_Airlines_Flight_705" title="Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 705">Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 705</a> (February 1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Camden_PA-24_crash" title="1963 Camden PA-24 crash">Camden PA-24</a> (March 1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Orient_Airlines_Flight_293" title="Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 293">Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 293</a> (June 1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohawk_Airlines_Flight_112" title="Mohawk Airlines Flight 112">Mohawk Airlines Flight 112</a> (July 1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_214" title="Pan Am Flight 214">Pan Am Flight 214</a> (December 1963)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1964</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1964_Savage_Mountain_B-52_crash" title="1964 Savage Mountain B-52 crash">Savage Mountain B-52 crash</a> (January 1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_304" title="Eastern Air Lines Flight 304">Eastern Air Lines Flight 304</a> (February 1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paradise_Airlines_Flight_901A" title="Paradise Airlines Flight 901A">Paradise Airlines Flight 901A</a> (March 1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Air_Lines_Flight_773" title="Pacific Air Lines Flight 773">Pacific Air Lines Flight 773</a> (May 1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Air_Lines_Flight_823" title="United Air Lines Flight 823">United Air Lines Flight 823</a> (July 1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bonanza_Air_Lines_Flight_114" title="Bonanza Air Lines Flight 114">Bonanza Air Lines Flight 114</a> (November 1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flying_Tiger_Line_Flight_282" title="Flying Tiger Line Flight 282">Flying Tiger Line Flight 282</a> (December 1964)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1965</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1965_USAF_KC-135_Wichita_crash" title="1965 USAF KC-135 Wichita crash">USAF KC-135 Wichita</a> (January 1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_663" title="Eastern Air Lines Flight 663">Eastern Air Lines Flight 663</a> (February 1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_843" title="Pan Am Flight 843">Pan Am Flight 843</a> (June 1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_Airlines_Flight_12" title="Continental Airlines Flight 12">Continental Airlines Flight 12</a> (July 1 1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allegheny_Airlines_Flight_604" title="Allegheny Airlines Flight 604">Allegheny Airlines Flight 604</a> (July 23 1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Air_Lines_Flight_389" title="United Air Lines Flight 389">United Air Lines Flight 389</a> (August 1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_383_(1965)" title="American Airlines Flight 383 (1965)">American Airlines Flight 383</a> (November 8 1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Air_Lines_Flight_227" title="United Air Lines Flight 227">United Air Lines Flight 227</a> (November 11 1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Carmel_mid-air_collision" title="1965 Carmel mid-air collision">Carmel mid-air collision</a> (December 1965)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1966</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1966_NASA_T-38_crash" title="1966 NASA T-38 crash">NASA T-38 crash</a> (February 1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Flyers_Airline_Flight_280/D" title="American Flyers Airline Flight 280/D">American Flyers Airline Flight 280/D</a> (April 1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Braniff_International_Airways_Flight_250" title="Braniff International Airways Flight 250">Braniff International Airways Flight 250</a> (August 1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Airlines_Flight_956" title="West Coast Airlines Flight 956">West Coast Airlines Flight 956</a> (October 1966)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1967</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Central_Airlines_Flight_527" title="Lake Central Airlines Flight 527">Lake Central Airlines Flight 527</a> (March 5 1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TWA_Flight_553" title="TWA Flight 553">TWA Flight 553</a> (March 9 1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Airlines_Flight_720" title="West Coast Airlines Flight 720">West Coast Airlines Flight 720</a> (March 10 1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_9877" title="Delta Air Lines Flight 9877">Delta Air Lines Flight 9877</a> (March 30 1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohawk_Airlines_Flight_40" title="Mohawk Airlines Flight 40">Mohawk Airlines Flight 40</a> (June 1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piedmont_Airlines_Flight_22" title="Piedmont Airlines Flight 22">Piedmont Airlines Flight 22</a> (July 1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Lake_Erie_skydiving_disaster" title="1967 Lake Erie skydiving disaster">Lake Erie skydiving disaster</a> (August 1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TWA_Flight_159" title="TWA Flight 159">TWA Flight 159</a> (November 6 1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/X-15_Flight_3-65-97" title="X-15 Flight 3-65-97">X-15 Flight 3-65-97</a> (November 15 1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TWA_Flight_128" title="TWA Flight 128">TWA Flight 128</a> (November 20 1967)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1968</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ozark_Air_Lines_Flight_965" title="Ozark Air Lines Flight 965">Ozark Air Lines Flight 965</a> (March 1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Braniff_International_Airways_Flight_352" title="Braniff International Airways Flight 352">Braniff International Airways Flight 352</a> (May 3 1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Airways_Flight_841" title="Los Angeles Airways Flight 841">Los Angeles Airways Flight 841</a> (May 22 1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Airways_Flight_417" title="Los Angeles Airways Flight 417">Los Angeles Airways Flight 417</a> (August 1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northeast_Airlines_Flight_946" title="Northeast Airlines Flight 946">Northeast Airlines Flight 946</a> (October 1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_Air_Lines_Flight_2" title="Japan Air Lines Flight 2">Japan Air Lines Flight 2</a> (November 22 1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_281" title="Pan Am Flight 281">Pan Am Flight 281</a> (November 24 1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wien_Consolidated_Airlines_Flight_55" title="Wien Consolidated Airlines Flight 55">Wien Consolidated Airlines Flight 55</a> (December 2 1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allegheny_Airlines_Flight_736" title="Allegheny Airlines Flight 736">Allegheny Airlines Flight 736</a> (December 24 1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_799" title="Pan Am Flight 799">Pan Am Flight 799</a> (December 26 1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ozark_Air_Lines_Flight_982" title="Ozark Air Lines Flight 982">Ozark Air Lines Flight 982</a> (December 27 1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Central_Airlines_Flight_458" title="North Central Airlines Flight 458">North Central Airlines Flight 458</a> (December 27 1968)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1969</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Allegheny_Airlines_Flight_737" title="Allegheny Airlines Flight 737">Allegheny Airlines Flight 737</a> (January 6 1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scandinavian_Airlines_System_Flight_933" title="Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 933">Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 933</a> (January 13 1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Air_Lines_Flight_266" title="United Air Lines Flight 266">United Air Lines Flight 266</a> (January 18 1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawthorne_Nevada_Airlines_Flight_708" title="Hawthorne Nevada Airlines Flight 708">Hawthorne Nevada Airlines Flight 708</a> (February 1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prinair_Flight_277" title="Prinair Flight 277">Prinair Flight 277</a> (March 5 1969)*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_821" title="Delta Air Lines Flight 821">Delta Air Lines Flight 821</a> (March 25 1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TWA_Flight_5787" title="TWA Flight 5787">TWA Flight 5787</a> (July 1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Newton_Cessna_172_crash" title="1969 Newton Cessna 172 crash">Newton Cessna 172 crash</a> (August 1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allegheny_Airlines_Flight_853" title="Allegheny Airlines Flight 853">Allegheny Airlines Flight 853</a> (September 1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohawk_Airlines_Flight_411" title="Mohawk Airlines Flight 411">Mohawk Airlines Flight 411</a> (November 1969)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>This list is 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