A BIRD KILLED 61 PASSENGERS BY SUICIDE AT BOSTON DATED 1960 OCTOBER 4
A BIRD KILLED 61 PASSENGERS BY SUICIDE AT BOSTON DATED 1960 OCTOBER 4 A BIRD KILLED 61 PASSENGERS BY SUICIDE AT BOSTON DATED 1960 OCTOBER 4 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 4 October 1960. 62 of 72 on board were killed in the accident; ten survived, nine with serious injuries. Eastern Air Lines Flight 375 Wreckage of the Lockheed L-188 Accident summary Date 4 October 1960 Summary Bird strike Site Boston, Massachusetts , United States 42°21′57″N 70°59′18″W Passengers 67 Crew 5 Injuries (non-fatal) 10 Fatalities 62 Survivors 10 Aircraft type Lockheed L-188 Electra Operator Eastern Air Lines Registration N5533 N5533 and its crew came into Logan that day as Flight 444 from New York City's LaGuardia Airport. The plane and crew turned around in Boston as Flight 375, which was scheduled to travel to Philadelphia, Pennsylvan...