Boeing 727-100 crash, Apr 27, 1976 (37 killed), Charlotte...
Boeing 727-100 accident on April 27, 1976 near Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands with 37 fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: April 27, 1976
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-100
- Location: Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands
- Fatalities: 37
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Captain decided to initiate a go around with insufficient runway remaining after a long touchdown, with the approach not flown in line with company procedures
American Airlines Flight 625, a scheduled Boeing 727 from Providence with a stop at New York, overran the runway at St Thomas on 27 April 1976 after a long touchdown and a go around attempt with too little runway left. The aircraft struck an antenna, crossed the perimeter road and burned. 37 people died.