Boeing 707 N5794TW
23 September 1971 · Barcelona, Europe · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 September 1971 at about 15:03 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N5794TW, operated by Trans World Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Barcelona, Europe. 119 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:03
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Barcelona, Europe
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- N5794TW
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Trans World Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Madrid, Spain → Athens, Greece
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0044
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 114 |
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
SEAT BELT SIGN ON SECONDS BEFORE ENCOUNTERING TURBULENCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 707 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 1971 | Boeing 707 | No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1971 | Boeing 707 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1971 | Boeing 707 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Air India | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1971 | Boeing 707 | Jamaica, New York, United States | El al | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1971 | Boeing 707 | Edison, New Jersey, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Aug 1971 | Boeing 707 | Compton, California, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Lohrbach, Europe | Sembach Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1971 | Cessna 421B | Dortmund, Europe | Cessna Aircraf | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1971 | Boeing 747 | Paris, Europe | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1972 | Boeing 747 | London, Europe | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1972 | Boeing 707 | London, Europe | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1972 | Aero Comdr 680 FL | Bremgarten, Europe | - | No injuries | - |