American Airlines Flight 1502

American Airlines Flight 1502
Accident summary
An American Airlines Boeing 707 similar to the aircraft involved in the accident.
Date	28 January 1961
Summary	Loss of control
Site	At sea, 5 miles (8.0 km) of Montauk Point, New York, United States 41°3′42″N 72°2′20″W / 41.06167°N 72.03889°W / 41.06167; -72.03889Coordinates: 41°3′42″N 72°2′20″W / 41.06167°N 72.03889°W / 41.06167; -72.03889
Passengers	0
Crew	6
Fatalities	6
Survivors	0
Aircraft type	Boeing 707-123 Astrojet
Aircraft name	Flagship Oklahoma
Operator	American Airlines
Registration	N7502A
Flight origin	New York International Airport, New York
Destination	New York International Airport, New York

American Airlines Flight 1502 was a crew training flight from New York International (Idlewild) Airport (now John F. Kennedy International Airport). On 28 January 1961 the aircraft crashed into the ocean 5 miles (8.0 km) off Montauk Point, New York, all six crew on-board were killed.^[1]

Accident

The weather was clear when the aircraft crashed into the ocean, after an unexplained loss of control whilst on a training flight, killing the six occupants.^[1] The FAA gave a probable cause as "A loss of control for an undetermined reason".

History

The aircraft was a Boeing 707-123, registered in the United States as N7502A and named Flagship Oklahoma. First flown on 2 November 1957, it was delivered new to American Airlines on 23 January 1958.^[2]

References

1 2 Pither 1998, pp. 110-115
↑ Eastwood 1992, p. 51

Pither, Tony (1998). The Boeing 707 720 and C-135. England: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0 85130 236 X.
Roach, John; Eastwood, Tony (1992). Jet Airliner Production List. West Drayton, England: The Aviation Hobby Shop. ISBN 0 907178 43 X.

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