Boeing 727-200 crash, Dec 1, 1974 (3 killed), Thiells New...
Boeing 727-200 accident on December 1, 1974 near Thiells New York, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: Stall after the crew reacted to erroneous...
- Date: December 1, 1974
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
- Location: Thiells New York, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Stall after the crew reacted to erroneous airspeed readings caused by pitot tube icing, the pitot heat not having been selected (NTSB AAR75/13, per secondary summaries)
A Northwest Boeing 727 on a ferry flight from JFK to Buffalo climbed into a stall and spiraled into the ground near Thiells, New York. All three crew died.