Boeing 707 N780TW
21 April 1980 · Fillmore, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 April 1980 at about 16:13 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N780TW, operated by Trans World Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Fillmore, California, United States. 123 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:13
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fillmore, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- N780TW
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Trans World Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- San Francisco, Ca → Los Angeles, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0019
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 122 |
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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 1980 | Boeing 707 | Kingston, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | American Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1980 | Boeing 707 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1979 | Boeing 707 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1979 | Boeing 707 | Palatine, Illinois, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1979 | Boeing 707 | Panama City, Central America | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1979 | Boeing 707 | Miami, Florida, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |