CHI68A0043

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 707 · Erlanger, KY · November 6, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 6, 1967
Place
Erlanger, KY · ERLANGER, KY
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious, 9 minor, 25 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N742TWBoeing 707
Status
Completed · report October 4, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Safety recommendations
Yes
Case key
79508

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0029   67/11/6   ERLANGER,KY         BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1841                    N742TW              PX-  1  1 27                            45, 18753 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            6204 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR CINCINNATI
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          COPILOT-SUSPECTED COLLISION,ABORTED.RNWY TOO SHORT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- N3317L NOT CLR OF TKOF RNWY AS PLT RPTD TO TWR.

Aircraft

Registration
N742TW
Reported as
Boeing 707
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Grtr Cincinnati