New York - Newark

On July 15, 1969 at 06:57 AM, New York - Newark experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by New York Airways, with the event recorded near New York-JFK New York.

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

14 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 11 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 21.4%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 11, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. As the crew was 12 minutes behind the schedule, he decided to start the takeoff procedure from an intersection and the departure was precipitated despite ATC warned the crew about the recent takeoff of a Boeing 707 from the same runway. Just after liftoff, while in initial climb, the airplane became unstable then stalled and crashed. Both pilots and a passenger were killed while 11 other occupants were injured, some of them seriously.

Aircraft reference details include registration N558MA, MSN 175, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.6429°, -73.7794°.