World Airways Flight 30
Wreckage of the aircraft after overshooting the runway | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 23, 1982 |
| Summary | Runway overshoot, inadequate runway inspection by airport personnel, and ATC error |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| N113WA, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 1980 | |
| Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF |
| Operator | World Airways |
| IATA flight No. | WO30 |
| ICAO flight No. | WOA30 |
| Call sign | WORLD 30 |
| Registration | N113WA |
| Flight origin | Oakland International Airport |
| Stopover | Newark Liberty International Airport |
| Destination | Logan International Airport |
| Occupants | 212 |
| Passengers | 200 |
| Crew | 12 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Injuries | 39 |
| Survivors | 210 |
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.