1985, filing for bankruptcy in May 1986. Incidents On 2 May 1970, ALM Flight 980 was being operated by ONA with a DC-9-30 named "Caribbean Queen", from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York to St. Maarten in the Caribbean. Several failed attempts to land in bad weather at St. Maarten, followed by a decision to divert to St. Croix, forced the flight crew to ditch the aircraft after running out of fuel. 23 of the 63 people on board were killed. The "Caribbean Queen" is still at the bottom of the sea. On 12 November 1975, ONA Flight 032, a DC-10 on a ferry flight to Frankfurt Airport, suffered a bird strike while on its takeoff roll at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. The aircraft was destroyed, but all 139 people on board survived. On 2 January 1976, Saudia Flight 5130, an ONA leased DC-10 experienced an undershoot of the short runway at Istanbul. A fire occurred in the #1 engine after the aircraft touched down and crash-landed. The aircraft was destroyed while all passengers survived. Fleet Douglas DC-6 Douglas DC-7F (freighter version) Douglas DC-8 (see fleet breakdown in next section) Lockheed L-188 Electra McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 (series 32CF and 33CF models. CF stands for convertible passenger/freighter.) McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Douglas DC-8 fleet 2 - Douglas DC-8-21 2 - Douglas DC-8-31 4 - Douglas DC-8-33 1 - Douglas DC-8-33F (freighter version) 1 - Douglas DC-8-52 5 - Douglas DC-8-55 1 - Douglas DC-8-55F 7 - Douglas DC-8-61 (stretched "Super DC-8") 2 - Douglas DC-8-61CF (stretched "Super DC-8". CF stands for convertible passenger/freighter.) 10 - Douglas DC-8-63CF (stretched "Super DC-8" convertible passenger/freighter) See also List of defunct airlines of the United States References External links ONA uniforms Code information ONA crew website Defunct airlines of the United States Airlines established in 1950 Airlines disestablished in 1978 1950 establishments in New York City 1978 disestablishments in New York (state) American companies established in 1950 American companies disestablished in 1978