. ▁▁ 2 4 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 5 : ▁Fl ight ▁ 6 6 , ▁a ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 2 7 , ▁crash ed ▁into ▁run way ▁approach ▁lights ▁as ▁it ▁pen etr ated ▁a ▁th under st orm ▁near ▁the ▁I LS ▁local izer ▁course ▁line ▁at ▁J F K ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁killing ▁ 1 1 3 ▁passengers ▁and ▁crew . ▁The ▁official ▁cause ▁of ▁the ▁accident ▁was ▁a ▁sudden ▁high ▁rate ▁of ▁descent , ▁caused ▁by ▁severe ▁dow nd raft s ▁from ▁the ▁th under st orm , ▁and ▁the ▁continued ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁run way ▁despite ▁the ▁ha z ard ous ▁weather . ▁A BA ▁basketball ▁star ▁Wend ell ▁Lad ner ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁passengers ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁crash . ▁▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 5 : ▁Fl ight ▁ 9 8 0 , ▁a ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 2 7 , ▁struck ▁Mount ▁Ill im ani ▁on ▁a ▁flight ▁from ▁Sil v io ▁P etti ross i ▁International ▁Airport ▁in ▁As un ción , ▁Par agu ay , ▁to ▁El ▁Al to ▁International ▁Airport ▁in ▁La ▁Paz , ▁Boliv ia . ▁All ▁ 2 5 ▁passengers ▁and ▁ 4 ▁crew ▁were ▁killed ▁on ▁impact . ▁ ▁Non - f atal ▁acc idents ▁and ▁inc idents ▁▁ 1 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 6 : ▁A ▁Douglas ▁DC - 2 - 1 1 2 ▁( NC 1 3 7 3 2 ) ▁struck ▁trees ▁and ▁crash ed ▁near ▁Mil ford