ALM Antillean Airlines: Difference between revisions

* [[ALM Flight 980]], operated via a wet lease by [[Overseas National Airways]] (ONA), was a scheduled flight from [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]] in [[New York City|New York]] to [[Princess Juliana International Airport]] on [[St. Maarten]]. On May 2, 1970, the [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9|DC-9-30]] (U.S. registration N935F named the “Carib Queen”) operating the flight ran out of fuel after several unsuccessful landing attempts due to weather conditions, resulting in a [[water landing]] in the [[Caribbean Sea]] 48&nbsp;km (30&nbsp;mi) off [[St. Croix]] and the death of 23 of the 4063 people on board.<ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19700502-0 ALM Flight 980 at the Aviation Safety Network]</ref>