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1965 Carmel mid-air collision

1965 in New York (state)Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 707Accidents and incidents involving the Lockheed ConstellationAirliner accidents and incidents in New York (state)Airliner accidents and incidents involving belly landings
Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States in 1965December 1965 in the United StatesEastern Air Lines accidents and incidentsMid-air collisions in the United StatesMid-air collisions involving airlinersPutnam County, New YorkTrans World Airlines accidents and incidentsUse mdy dates from February 2025Wikisource templates with missing id
Boeing 707 131B, Trans World Airlines (TWA) JP7675834
Boeing 707 131B, Trans World Airlines (TWA) JP7675834

The 1965 Carmel mid-air collision occurred on December 4, 1965, when Trans World Airlines Flight 42, a Boeing 707-131B en route from San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport, over Carmel, New York, United States collided in mid-air with Eastern Air Lines Flight 853, a Lockheed Super Constellation en route from Boston Logan International Airport to Newark International Airport, New Jersey. TWA Flight 42 made an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, while Eastern Air Lines Flight 853 was forced to make a crash landing on Hunt Mountain in North Salem, New York. Three passengers died, plus the Constellation's pilot, Captain Charles J. White, who had returned to the aircraft's cabin to help the last passenger evacuate.

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1965 Carmel mid-air collision
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Boeing 707 131B, Trans World Airlines (TWA) JP7675834
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