Calverton - Calverton

On August 15, 1959 at 04:42 PM, Calverton - Calverton experienced a crash involving Boeing 707, operated by American Airlines, with the event recorded near Calverton New York.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was completing a local training flight at Calverton-Peconic River Airport, Long Island, New York. While approaching runway 23 at an altitude of 1,000 feet, the airplane yawed to the right, stalled and crashed in a field located three miles from the airport. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all five crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N7514A, MSN 17641, year of manufacture 1959.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.9118°, -72.7710°.