Boeing 707 N742TW
6 November 1967 · Erlanger, Kentucky, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 November 1967 at about 18:41 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N742TW, operated by Trans World Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Erlanger, Kentucky, United States. 36 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured, 9 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:41
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Erlanger, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grtr Cincinnati
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- N742TW
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Trans World Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0029
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 25 |
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
N3317L NOT CLR OF TKOF RNWY AS PLT RPTD TO TWR. COPILOT-SUSPECTED COLLISION, ABORTED.RNWY TOO SHORT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 1967 | Boeing 707 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | British Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1967 | Boeing 707 | Manila, Other-U.s.territories&Posses. | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1967 | Boeing 707 | San Francisco, California, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1967 | Boeing 707 | Ubon, Asia | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1967 | Boeing 707 | Frankfurt, Europe | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1967 | Boeing 707 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | American 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 | - |