ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276363
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| Date: | Friday 20 February 1981 |
| Time: | 22:05 |
| Type: |  Boeing 707-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Aerolíneas Argentinas |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 58 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Guayaquil-Simon Bolivar Airport (GYE/SEGU) |
| New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK/KJFK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aerolíneas Argentinas flight AR342 had descended below the minimum descent altitude during the approach to New York-JFK Airport.
It was at an altitude of 1500 feet instead of 2700 feet. This put the plane on a line more than 200 feet below the tip of television mast atop the Trade Center's North Tower.
The ATC controller instructed the flight to climb and positioned the aircraft for a new approach.
Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/1981/02/27/nyregion/jet-crew-to-be-asked-about-near-miss.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trade_Center_(1973%E2%80%932001)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2022 18:12 | PolandMoment | Added |
| 10-Mar-2022 18:15 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 10-Mar-2022 18:20 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport] |
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