American Airlines Flight 1

American Airlines Flight 1 was a domestic, scheduled passenger flight from New York International (Idlewild) Airport (now John Kennedy International Airport), to Los Angeles International Airport. On March 1, 1962, the plane – having just taken off two minutes earlier – rolled over and crashed into a swamp, killing all 87 passengers and eight crew members aboard. A Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) investigation determined that a manufacturing defect in the automatic pilot system led to an uncommanded rudder control system input, causing the accident. A number of notable people died in the crash. It was the sixth fatal Boeing 707 crash and, at the time, the deadliest.

American Airlines Flight 1

American Airlines Flight 1 was a domestic, scheduled passenger flight from New York International (Idlewild) Airport (now John Kennedy International Airport), to Los Angeles International Airport. On March 1, 1962, the plane – having just taken off two minutes earlier – rolled over and crashed into a swamp, killing all 87 passengers and eight crew members aboard. A Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) investigation determined that a manufacturing defect in the automatic pilot system led to an uncommanded rudder control system input, causing the accident. A number of notable people died in the crash. It was the sixth fatal Boeing 707 crash and, at the time, the deadliest.