▁time ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁dead liest ▁air lin er ▁crash ▁in ▁United ▁States ▁history . ▁▁ 1 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 3 : ▁A ▁Lock he ed ▁L - 7 4 9 A ▁Const ell ation ▁( N 1 1 9 A ) ▁from ▁Id le w ild ▁International ▁Airport ▁to ▁San ▁Juan , ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁crash ed ▁shortly ▁after ▁take off , ▁killing ▁two ▁of ▁ 2 7 ▁on ▁board . ▁ ▁December ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 : ▁A ▁Lock he ed ▁L - 7 4 9 A ▁Const ell ation ▁( N 1 1 2 A ) ▁crash ed ▁on ▁approach ▁to ▁Jackson ville ' s ▁Im es on ▁Airport ▁arriv ing ▁from ▁Miami , ▁with ▁further ▁scheduled ▁stops ▁at ▁Washington , ▁DC , ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁Boston . ▁Tw elve ▁passengers ▁and ▁a ▁crew ▁of ▁five ▁were ▁killed . ▁▁ 4 ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 0 : ▁Fl ight ▁ 3 7 5 ▁( a ▁Lock he ed ▁L - 1 8 8 ▁Elect ra ) ▁depart ing ▁Boston ' s ▁Log an ▁International ▁Airport ▁for ▁Philadelphia ▁crash ed ▁on ▁take off ▁after ▁striking ▁a ▁f lock ▁of ▁birds . ▁Si xty - two ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 2 ▁passengers ▁and ▁crew ▁were ▁killed . ▁▁ 3 0 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 2 : ▁Fl ight ▁ 5 1 2 ▁( a ▁Douglas ▁DC - 7 ) ▁crash ed ▁during ▁a ▁go ▁around ▁after ▁failing ▁to ▁land ▁due ▁to ▁fog