Boeing 707 N7734TW
22 April 1970 · Indianapolis, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 April 1970 at about 15:55 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N7734TW, operated by Trans World Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during static near Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:55
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Weir-Cook
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- N7734TW
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Trans World Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- S → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0024
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not recorded | 0 | 0 | 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
UNATTENDED ACFT.COVE LIGHT CAPACITOR PORT SIDE SEAT 25 FAILED DUE THERMAL RUNAWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 707 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 1970 | Boeing 707 | Dubuque, Iowa, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Dec 1970 | Boeing 707 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1970 | Boeing 707 | Janesville, Wisconsin, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1970 | Boeing 707 | Durazno, South America | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1970 | Boeing 707 | Stockton, California, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1970 | Boeing 707 | No.pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | Braniff Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |