Boeing 707 N8705T
28 August 1973 · Los Angeles, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 August 1973 at about 20:50 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N8705T, operated by Trans World Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Los Angeles, California, United States. 152 people were on board and one died, 3 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- N8705T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Trans World Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Bangkok, Thailand → San Francisco, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0042
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 147 |
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
PILOT INADVERTENTLY SELECTED FUEL VALVE TO OFF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 707 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1973 | Boeing 707 | Elk Grv Vllg, Illinois, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1973 | Boeing 707 | Denver, Colorado, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1973 | Boeing 707 | Miami, Florida, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1973 | Boeing 707 | No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1973 | Boeing 707 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 22 Jul 1973 | Boeing 707 | Papeete, Other-Foreign Countries | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 78 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |