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Boeing 707-123, with MSN 17629, LN 8 is written off (extensively damaged beyond repair)

Date:
28 January 1961
Local time:
12:20
Aircraft:
Passenger airplane
Model:
Boeing 707-123
Registration:
N7502A
Serial number:
MSN 17629, LN 8
Operator:
American Airlines, Flight number: AA1502
FirstFlight:
2 November 1958
Description: The airplane N7502A was on a training flight around the Idlewild International Airport, New York, United States of America. The ATC lost contact with the airplane 57 min after take off and about 23 min later the aircraft plummeted into the sea around Montauk Point with left wing first. The probable cause of the accident is loss of control for unknown reason. The crew did not survive and the Boeing 707-123 with serial number 17629 was written off.
Fate:
Written off
Location:
8 km west of Montauk Point, New York, USA
Crew+Passengers:
6+0
Fatalities:
6+0
Injuries:
0+0
Survivors:
0+0
The crash and fatalities are confirmed by the authorities and the final investigation is complete.