Boeing 707 N791TW
17 January 1974 · Indianapolis, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 January 1974 at about 05:38 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N791TW, operated by Trans World Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Weir-Cook
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- N791TW
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Trans World Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- New York, Ny → San Francisco, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0014
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
ENRT STOP.ILS APCH.T/D OFF L SIDE RWY 31L.NSE GRCOLLAPSED.RVR 2200FT, PLT NOT ADVISED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
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