| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | February 08, 1965 |
| Time: | 1826 |
| Location: | Off Jones Beach, Wantagh, New York |
| Operator: | Eastern Air Lines |
| Flight #: | 663 |
| Route: | Boston - New York - Richmond - Raleigh - Charlotte |
| AC Type: | Douglas DC-7B |
| Registration: | N849D |
| cn / ln: | 45455/981 |
| Aboard: | 84 (passengers:79 crew:5) |
| Fatalities: | 84 (passengers:79 crew:5) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft crashed shortly after taking off after taking evasive action to avoid Pan American Flight 212, a Boeing-707, that was planning to land. The aircraft were separated vertically by approximately 1,000 feet although this was not known to the controllers involved. The EAL captain had the illusion that a potential collision course existed. As a result of this illusion, a descent was initiated. In this circumstance the DC-7 was placed in an unusual attitude, resulting in spatial disorientation of the crew. Placement of the two aircraft on a near head on course which prompted the EAL plane to make an evasive maneuver from which the pilots could not recover. |
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