The third crash , National Airlines Flight 101 , on February 11 , 1952 , killed 29 of the 63 people on board and narrowly missed an orphanage . Following a public outcry , Newark Airport was immediately closed by the Port of New York Authority and remained so for nine months , until November 15 . The State of New York passed a bill requiring operators to approach airports over water wherever possible . President Harry Truman launched a temporary commission of inquiry , headed by Jimmy Doolittle , to study the effects of airports on their neighbors . The report recommended the establishment of effective zoning laws to prevent the erection of schools , hospitals and other places of assembly under final approach paths
National Airlines Flight 101
National Airlines Flight 101
American Airlines Flight 6780