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Eastern Air Lines Flight 375
Wreckage of the Lockheed L-188
Accident
Date
October 4, 1960
Summary
Bird strike leading to engine damage and aerodynamic stall
Site
Winthrop Bay, near Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts, United States 42°21′57″N70°59′18″W / 42.36583°N 70.98833°W / 42.36583; -70.98833
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Lockheed L-188A Electra
Operator
Eastern Air Lines
Registration
N5533
Flight origin
Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts
1st stopover
Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2nd stopover
Charlotte Municipal Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina
Last stopover
Greenville Municipal Airport, Greenville, South Carolina
Destination
Atlanta Municipal Airport, Atlanta, Georgia
Occupants
72
Passengers
67
Crew
5
Fatalities
62
Injuries
10
Survivors
10
Eastern Air Lines Flight 375, registration N5533,[1] was a Lockheed L-188 Electra aircraft that crashed on takeoff from Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, on October 4, 1960. Ten survived, nine with serious injuries, but 62 of 72 on board were killed in the accident. It remains the deadliest bird strike in aviation history.
^"FAA Registry (N5533)". Federal Aviation Administration.
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