Convair 880 N821TW
20 November 1967 · Constance, Kentucky, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 November 1967 at about 20:57 local time, a Convair 880 registered N821TW, operated by Trans World Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Constance, Kentucky, United States. 82 people were on board and 69 died, 13 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:57
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Constance, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gtr Cincinatti
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 880
- Registration
- N821TW
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Trans World Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Los Angeles → Boston
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0033
People
69 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | 69 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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
CREW ATTEMPTD NIGHT, VISUAL NO-GS APCH IN DETERIORATING WX W/O ADEQUATE ALTIMETER CROSS REFERENCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 880 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 1967 | Convair 880 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Northeast Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1966 | Convair 880 | Philadelphia Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1966 | Convair 880 | Carswell Afb Tex, Texas, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1966 | Convair 880M | Oklahoma Cty Okla, Oklahoma, United States | Federal Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1968 | Convair 880 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1968 | Convair 880 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |