Narrative:
Eastern Air Lines' Flight 14 attempting to land at La Guardia Field, New York, was unable to stop within the boundary of the airport, crashed through a localizer building located at the end of the runway and came to rest in Flushing Bay.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The decision of the pilot in attempting a landing from an approach which was too high and too fast."
Runway excursion
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Sunday 30 December 1945 |
| Time: | 21:13 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3-201 |
| Operator: | Eastern Air Lines |
| Registration: | NC18123 |
| MSN: | 1999 |
| First flight: | 1937 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 21348 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 11 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Philadelphia International Airport, PA (PHL/KPHL), United States of America |
| New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | 14 |
Eastern Air Lines' Flight 14 attempting to land at La Guardia Field, New York, was unable to stop within the boundary of the airport, crashed through a localizer building located at the end of the runway and came to rest in Flushing Bay.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The decision of the pilot in attempting a landing from an approach which was too high and too fast."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
High speed landing Runway excursion
Sources:
» CAB File No. 4983-45Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Philadelphia International Airport, PA to New York-La Guardia Airport, NY as the crow flies is 153 km (95 miles).
Distance from Philadelphia International Airport, PA to New York-La Guardia Airport, NY as the crow flies is 153 km (95 miles).
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