Historical Events tagged with "calverton"
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Accidents & Tragedies
American Airlines Flight 514 Fatal Crash
August 15th, 1959 65 years ago
American Airlines Flight 514, a Boeing 707, crashed near Calverton Executive Airpark, New York, killing all five people on board. The flight was en route to New York’s LaGuardia Airport when it encountered difficulties just before landing. It lost altitude sharply before crashing in a wooded area near the airpark, which may have contributed to the high number of fatalities. Investigators looked into the causes of the crash, focusing on mechanical failure and pilot error as potential factors.
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