Eastern Air Lines Flight 304

Eastern Air Lines Flight 304

A Douglas DC-8 of Eastern Air Lines, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident
Occurrence
Date	February 25, 1964
Summary	Loss of control caused by pitch trim failure
Site	Lake Pontchartrain, near New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Douglas DC-8-21
Operator	Eastern Air Lines
IATA flight No.	EA304
ICAO flight No.	EAL304
Call sign	EASTERN 304
Registration	N8607[1]
Flight origin	Mexico City International Airport
1st stopover	New Orleans International Airport
2nd stopover	Atlanta International Airport
3rd stopover	Dulles International Airport
Destination	John F. Kennedy International Airport
Occupants	58
Passengers	51
Crew	7
Fatalities	58
Survivors	0

Eastern Air Lines Flight 304, a Douglas DC-8 flying from New Orleans International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, crashed on February 25, 1964. All 51 passengers and 7 crew were killed. Among the dead were American singer and actor Kenneth Spencer and Marie-Hélène Lefaucheux, a women's and human rights activist and member of the French delegation to the United Nations.