- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | July 16, 1964 |
Time: | 1829 |
Location: | Richmond, Virginia |
Operator: | Eastern Air Lines |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | New York City - Richmond - Jacksonville |
AC Type: | Douglas DC-7B |
Registration: | N809D |
cn / ln: | 44860/616 |
Aboard: | 76 (passengers:71 crew:5) |
Fatalities: | 0 (passengers:0 crew:0) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Landed 17 feet short of the runway threshold, tore off the landing gear, slid and caught fire. Pilot misjudged altitude and distance and undershot during landing. |
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