World Airways Flight 30

World Airways Flight 30
The wreckage of N113WA
Accident
DateJanuary 23, 1982
SummaryRunway overshoot, inadequate runway inspection by airport personnel
SiteLogan International Airport
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
42°21′03″N 70°59′23″W / 42.35083°N 70.98972°W / 42.35083; -70.98972
Aircraft
Aircraft typeMcDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF
OperatorWorld Airways
IATA flight No.WO30
ICAO flight No.WOA30
Call signWORLD 30 Heavy
RegistrationN113WA
Flight originOakland International Airport
StopoverNewark Liberty International Airport
DestinationLogan International Airport
Occupants212
Passengers200
Crew12
Injuries39
Missing2 (presumed drowned)
Survivors210

World Airways Flight 30 was a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF airliner which suffered a fatal accident upon landing at Logan International Airport in Boston after departing Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey on January 23, 1982. Two of the passengers were never found, and are presumed to have drowned.