A Douglas DC-8 of Eastern Air Lines, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident
Occurrence
Date
February 25, 1964
Summary
Loss of control caused by pitch trim failure
Site
Lake Pontchartrain, near New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Douglas DC-8-21
Operator
Eastern Air Lines
IATA flight No.
EA304
ICAO flight No.
EAL304
Call sign
EASTERN 304
Registration
N8607[1]
Flight origin
Mexico City International Airport
1st stopover
New Orleans International Airport
2nd stopover
Atlanta International Airport
3rd stopover
Dulles International Airport
Destination
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Occupants
58
Passengers
51
Crew
7
Fatalities
58
Survivors
0
Eastern Air Lines Flight 304, a Douglas DC-8 flying from New Orleans International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, crashed on February 25, 1964. All 51 passengers and 7 crew were killed. Among the dead were American singer and actor Kenneth Spencer and Marie-Hélène Lefaucheux, a women's and human rights activist and member of the French delegation to the United Nations.
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