Date: 3 October 1990
Flight: Flight 791
Aircraft: Douglas DC-9-31
Location: over Cape Canaveral
Summary: Severe turbulence, pilot error, crew error
Is Eastern Air Lines Safe?
We track reported incidents for Eastern Air Lines. This page lists 32 recorded events and highlights the most recent entry.
Most recent listed incident: 3 October 1990
Date: 1 January 1985
Flight: Flight 980
Aircraft: Boeing 727-225
Location: Nevado Illimani
Summary: CFIT
Date: 5 May 1983
Flight: Flight 855
Aircraft: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
Location: near Miami
Summary: Dual engine failure due to improper maintenance
Date: 24 June 1975
Flight: Flight 66
Aircraft: Boeing 727-225
Location: Queens
Summary: Weather, wind shear from a microburst
Date: 11 September 1974
Flight: Flight 212
Aircraft: Douglas DC-9-31
Location: Charlotte
Summary: Pilot error
Date: 29 December 1972
Flight: Flight 401
Aircraft: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 1
Location: Everglades
Summary: CFIT
Date: 18 May 1972
Flight: Flight 346
Aircraft: Douglas DC-9-31
Location: Fort Lauderdale
Summary: Pilot error
Date: 4 December 1971
Flight: N8943N
Aircraft: Douglas DC-9-31
Location: over Raleigh
Summary: Mid-air collision with a Cessna 206
Date: 4 December 1965
Flight: Flight 853
Aircraft: Lockheed L-1049C Constellation
Location: over Carmel, New York
Summary: Mid-air collision with a TWA Boeing 707 due to optical illusion and pilot error
Date: 8 February 1965
Flight: Flight 663
Aircraft: Douglas DC-7B
Location: Jones Beach
Summary: Near-miss, evasive maneuvers, spatial disorientation
Date: 16 July 1964
Flight: N809D
Aircraft: Douglas DC-7B
Location: Richmond
Summary: Pilot error, crashed short of runway
Date: 25 February 1964
Flight: Flight 304
Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-21
Location: Lake Pontchartrain
Summary: Pitch trim compensator failure, loss of control
Date: 28 February 1963
Flight: N842D
Aircraft: Douglas DC-7
Location: Boston
Summary: Person ran into propeller (suicide)
Date: 30 November 1962
Flight: Flight 512
Aircraft: Douglas DC-7B
Location: Queens
Summary: Weather, pilot error
Date: 4 October 1960
Flight: Flight 375
Aircraft: Lockheed L-188 Electra
Location: Logan Int'l Airport
Summary: Bird strikes
Date: 28 June 1957
Flight: N808D
Aircraft: Douglas DC-7B
Location: Miami Int'l Airport
Summary: Ground collision with an Eastern Air Lines Lockheed L-1049 Constellation
Date: 21 December 1955
Flight: Flight 642
Aircraft: Lockheed L-749A Constellation
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Summary: Pilot error for reasons unknown
Date: 19 October 1953
Flight: Flight 627
Aircraft: Lockheed L-749A Constellation
Location: Idlewild Int'l Airport
Summary: Spatial disorientation, pilot error
Date: 19 July 1951
Flight: Flight 601
Aircraft: Lockheed L-749A Constellation
Location: Curles Neck Farm
Summary: Forced landing
Date: 1 November 1949
Flight: Flight 537
Aircraft: Douglas C-54B
Location: over Arlington, Virginia
Summary: Mid-air collision with a Bolivian Air Force P-38
Date: 30 July 1949
Flight: Flight 557
Aircraft: Douglas DC-3-201D
Location: over Chesterfield, New Jersey
Summary: Mid-air collision with a USN F6F Hellcat
Date: 7 February 1948
Flight: Flight 611
Aircraft: Lockheed L-649 Constellation
Location: off Jacksonville, Florida
Summary: Propeller failure, fuselage penetration
Date: 13 January 1948
Flight: Flight 572
Aircraft: Douglas DC-3-201F
Location: Oxon Hill, Maryland
Summary: Crew error, disregard of procedure
Date: 30 May 1947
Flight: Flight 605
Aircraft: Douglas C-54B
Location: Port Deposit, Maryland
Summary: Loss of control for reasons unknown
Date: 12 January 1947
Flight: Flight 665
Aircraft: Douglas C-49
Location: near Galax, Virginia
Summary: Navigation error, deviation from course, CFIT
Date: 18 January 1946
Flight: Flight 105
Aircraft: Douglas DC-3-201E
Location: Cheshire, Connecticut
Summary: Fuel leak, in-flight fire, partial wing failure, loss of control
Date: 30 December 1945
Flight: Flight 14
Aircraft: Douglas DC-3-201
Location: Flushing Bay near LaGuardia Airport
Summary: Pilot error, runway overrun
Date: 7 September 1945
Flight: Flight 42
Aircraft: Douglas DC-3-201G
Location: Florence, South Carolina
Summary: In-flight fire for reasons unknown
Date: 12 July 1945
Flight: Flight 45
Aircraft: Douglas DC-3-201C
Location: over Lamar, South Carolina
Summary: Mid-air collision with a USAAF A-26
Date: 26 February 1941
Flight: Flight 21
Aircraft: Douglas DST-318A
Location: near Atlanta
Summary: Incorrect altimeter setting, CFIT
Date: 10 August 1937
Flight: Flight 7
Aircraft: Douglas DC-2-112
Location: Daytona Beach
Summary: CFIT (power pole)
Date: 19 December 1936
Flight: Flight 14
Aircraft: Douglas DC-2-112
Location: near Milford
Summary: Pilot error, ATC error