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In January 1963, the CAB released its aircraft accident report stating that the "most likely abnormality" to have caused the crash was a short circuit caused by wires in the automatic piloting system that had been damaged in the manufacturing process. It stated that the probable cause of the accident
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Investigators were unable to recover sufficient body tissue to determine whether the crew had been physically incapacitated at the time of the crash. Toxicology reports conclusively ruled out toxic gases, alcohol, and drugs as possible causes for the crash. Milton Helpern, Chief Medical Examiner,
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on February 12, 1959. At the time of the crash, it had accumulated 8,147 flight hours. Its last periodic inspection had occurred on January 18, 1962, at 7,922 hours. The flight crew consisted of Captain James Heist (56), First Officer Michael Barna Jr. (35), Second Officer Robert Pecor (32), and
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and black smoke erupted from the site, and the scattered debris and fuel caught fire. Long Island residents described hearing explosions that shook the foundations of nearby houses, although no one on the ground is known to have witnessed the airliner hitting the swamp. However, a few men at
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was "...rudder control system malfunction producing yaw, sideslip, and roll leading to a loss of control from which recovery was not effective" and concluded "that a rudder servo malfunction due to shorted wires is the most likely abnormality to have produced the accident."
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accident, and at the time, the deadliest. It was third of three fatal crashes during an operation of American Airlines Flight 1. Finally, this was the third fatal crash involving one of American's 707s in the New York area within a three-year period, after
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missing from the rudder mechanism might have caused the aircraft to crash. Though considered to be a "mechanic's oversight", the CAB nevertheless wired all operators of 707s to inform them of the potential danger of the assembly.
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decided that having relatives attempt visual identification of the crash victims was inhumane and ordered dental and fingerprint comparisons. In early July, the CAB announced their investigators believed that a
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The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) received notification of the accident at 10:10 a.m. and immediately sent investigators to Jamaica Bay to conduct an investigation. The
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system led to an uncommanded rudder control system input, causing the accident. A number of notable people died in the crash. It was the fifth fatal
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helicopters, were mobilized to the crash site within 30 minutes of the crash for rescue operations, only to find no survivors. The
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that took off immediately after the Boeing watched the plane plunge into the bay. The jet exploded upon impact, a tall splash of
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aided search personnel in their attempts to recover bodies from the downed aircraft. Only a few bodies remained intact.
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in New York City two minutes after taking off, killing all 87 passengers and eight crew members aboard. A
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too sharply, rolled past 90°, and began an upside-down, nose-first descent in a nearly vertical dive.
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was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from New York International (Idlewild) Airport (now
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saw the massive column of water rising above the hangars, and one guard—at his post on the
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For other air crashes with the American Airlines Flight 1 designation, see
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An asterisk (*) denotes an incident that took place in a U.S. territory.
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Improper maintenance, manufacturing defect leading to mechanical failure
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The aircraft received instructions to taxi to Runway 31L at 09:54
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An American Airlines Boeing 707-123B, similar to the one involved
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investigation determined that a manufacturing defect in the
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The crash serves as the central plot element in the 2008
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was under control by 10:50, when only wreckage remained.
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The passengers who were killed on the plane included:
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In addition to the loss of life, fifteen of painter
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Index

American Airlines Flight 1 (1941)
American Airlines Flight 1 (1936)

Jamaica Bay, New York
40°37′4″N 73°50′13″W / 40.61778°N 73.83694°W / 40.61778; -73.83694
Boeing 707-123B
American Airlines
Registration
New York International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport
John F. Kennedy International Airport
New York City
Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles
Boeing 707
Jamaica Bay
Civil Aeronautics Board
autopilot
Boeing 707
Flight 514
Flight 1502
Boeing 707
American Airlines
EST
instrument flight rules
banked
Pumpkin Patch Channel
Jamaica Bay
Mohawk Airlines
Albany

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