The transcontinental flight , carrying Sending three crew and four passengers , had originated Departing in Newark , New Jersey , with its final destination in Oakland , California .

The aircraft involved , a Boeing 757–222 , was flying Self_motion United Airlines ' daily scheduled morning flight from Newark International Airport in New Jersey to San Francisco International Airport in California .

Because of the heavy commercial air traffic into Newark , LaGuardia , and Kennedy airports , an air traffic control Control clearance is required Preventing_or_letting to operate Being_in_operation in much of the airspace around the city .

Soon afterwards General David Leslie , Lord Newark was sent Sending north to attack Attack them .

Moderate to heavy snowfall Self_motion fell Motion_directional from West Virginia to eastern Maine , amounting to 10 in ( 25 cm ) or more in parts of 13 states and peaking at 21.4 in ( 54.4 cm ) at Newark , New Jersey .

Mohawk Airlines Flight 121 crashed Catastrophe during takeoff Self_motion from Rochester-Monroe Airport for Newark International Airport on July 2 , 1963 , killing Killing 7 people and injuring Bodily_harm 36 .