Boeing 707 331 N769TW

23 November 1964 · Rome Italy, Europe · Fatal

Summary

On 23 November 1964 at about 14:15 local time, a Boeing 707 331 registered N769TW, operated by Trans World Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Rome Italy, Europe. 73 people were on board and 48 died, 11 were seriously injured, 6 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 23 November 1964 at 14:15
Classification: Accident
Location: Rome Italy, Europe
Nearest airport: Fiumicino Airport
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Boeing 707 331
Registration: N769TW
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 4
Operator: Trans World Airlines, Inc.
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 1-0080

People

48 people died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
73	48	11	6	8

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

INVEST AND REPT BY ITALIAN GOVT.ACFT STRUCK STEAMROLLER.NO.2 ENG NOT IN REV.LITE IND ENG IN REVERS

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 1-0080, 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
29 May 1964	Boeing 707 331 N761TW	Paris France, Europe no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
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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