Boeing 747 N93115
18 April 1972 · Jamaica, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 April 1972 at about 20:05 local time, a Boeing 747 registered N93115, operated by Trans World Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Jamaica, New York, United States. 182 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:05
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Jamaica, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747
- Registration
- N93115
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Trans World Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Madrid, Spain
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Light
- Unknown/Not Reported
- NTSB number
- 4-0006
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 |
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
L BODY GR INDICATOR TUBE FAILED, GR JAMMED UP PSN.LNDD WITH L BODY GR UP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 747 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 1972 | Boeing 747 | N.pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1972 | Boeing 747 | Miami, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1972 | Boeing 747 | London, Europe | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1972 | Boeing 747 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Japan Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1972 | Boeing 747 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1972 | Boeing 747 | Madrid, Europe | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |