Boeing 707 N7741W
28 September 1963 · Los Angeles, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 September 1963 at about 08:13 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N7741W, operated by Trans World Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Los Angeles, California, United States. 102 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:13
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Los Angeles Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- N7741W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Trans World Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0063
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LEFT STAB STRUCK PAX JETWAY AT GATE. MECHANIC GAVE PLT CLEAR TO TAXI SIGNAL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec 1963 | Boeing 707 | Elkton, Maryland, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 81 |
| 18 Apr 1963 | Boeing 707 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1963 | Boeing 707 | Litchfield, Michigan, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1963 | Boeing 707 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1963 | Boeing 707 | McGuire Afbase, New Jersey, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1963 | Boeing 707 | Topeka, Kansas, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1963 | Douglas DC-7 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jan 1963 | Vickers 810 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 8 |
| 3 Feb 1963 | Lockheed 1049H | San Francisco, California, United States | Slick Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Feb 1963 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Puyallup, Washington, United States | Zantop Air Transport | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1963 | Fairchild F-27 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | West Coast Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Feb 1963 | Boeing 720B | Miami, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 43 |