▁at ▁Id le w ild ▁Airport ▁( now ▁J F K ) ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁Of ▁the ▁ 5 1 ▁passengers ▁and ▁crew ▁on ▁board , ▁ 2 5 ▁were ▁killed . ▁▁ 2 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 4 : ▁Fl ight ▁ 3 0 4 ▁( a ▁Douglas ▁DC - 8 ) ▁flying ▁from ▁New ▁Orleans ▁International ▁Airport ▁to ▁Washington - National ▁Airport ▁crash ed ▁into ▁Lake ▁Pont chart rain ▁en ▁route ▁due ▁to ▁" de grad ation ▁of ▁aircraft ▁stability ▁characteristics ▁in ▁tur bul ence , ▁because ▁of ▁ab normal ▁longitud inal ▁trim ▁component ▁positions ." ▁All ▁ 5 1 ▁passengers ▁and ▁seven ▁crew ▁ab o ard ▁were ▁killed . ▁▁ 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 5 : ▁Fl ight ▁ 6 6 3 , ▁a ▁Douglas ▁DC - 7 ▁depart ing ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁to ▁Richmond , ▁Virginia , ▁crash ed ▁at ▁Jones ▁Beach ▁State ▁Park ▁after ▁take off ▁from ▁J F K ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁e va de ▁in bound ▁Pan ▁Am ▁Fl ight ▁ 2 1 2 . ▁All ▁ 8 4 ▁on ▁board ▁died . ▁The ▁ev as ive ▁action ▁was ▁bl amed ▁for ▁causing ▁the ▁plane ▁to ▁lose ▁control . ▁▁ 4 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 5 : ▁Fl ight ▁ 8 5 3 , ▁a ▁Lock he ed ▁L - 1 0 4 9 C ▁Super ▁Const ell ation , ▁coll ided ▁with ▁T WA ▁Fl ight ▁ 4 2 , ▁a ▁Bo eing ▁ 7