Boeing 707 331 N761TW

29 May 1964 · Paris France, Europe · No injuries

Summary

On 29 May 1964 at about 11:00 local time, a Boeing 707 331 registered N761TW, operated by Trans World Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Paris France, Europe. 103 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: 29 May 1964 at 11:00
Classification: Accident
Location: Paris France, Europe
Nearest airport: Orly Field
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Boeing 707 331
Registration: N761TW
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 4
Operator: Trans World Airlines, Inc.
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 1-0034

People

Nobody was injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
103	0	0	0	103

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

INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF FRANCE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 1-0034, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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Other Boeing 707 331 accidents

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
23 Nov 1964	Boeing 707 331 N769TW	Rome Italy, Europe no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	48
26 Aug 1964	Boeing 707 331C N787TW	Kansas City Mo, Missouri, United States no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
4 Mar 1965	Boeing 707 331B N775TW	Hicago Ill, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-

Other accidents in this area

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
26 Apr 1964	Hughes 269A N8912F	Madrid Spain, Europe no coordinates	-	Minor injuries	-
20 Aug 1964	Helio H-395 N4199D	Agrinion Greece, Europe no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
20 Sep 1964	Hiller 12B N9742P	Thermi Greece, Europe no coordinates	Executive	No injuries	-
13 Nov 1964	Taylorcraft BC-12D N96259	Nellingen Germany, Europe no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
17 Nov 1964	Douglas DC-4 N17	Tangra Greece, Europe no coordinates	FAA	No injuries	-
15 Jul 1964	Boeing 720B GE1	Ansbach Germany, Europe no coordinates	Lufthansa	Fatal	3

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