New York – Richmond

On July 17, 1964 at 06:33 PM, New York – Richmond experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-7, operated by Eastern Airlines, with the event recorded near Richmond Virginia.

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

76 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 76 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 71, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On final approach to Richmond-Byrd Field Airport, the pilot was cleared to land on runway 15 but the airplane was slightly below the glide. This caused the right main gear to struck the ground 150 feet short of runway threshold and to be sheared off at impact. The aircraft slid on the runway for 4,752 feet before coming to rest. All 76 occupants were evacuated safely while the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N809D, MSN 44860, year of manufacture 1955.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 37.5385°, -77.4343°.