CHI68I0066

NTSB incident investigation · Convair 880 · Chicago, IL · January 31, 1968

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 31, 1968
Place
Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
Injuries
36 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N810TWConvair 880
Status
Completed · report January 30, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111587

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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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4-0024  68/1/31    CHICAGO,ILL         CONVAIR 880         CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2113                    N810TW              PX-  0  0 29                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OHARE
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        REMARKS- STRUCK POWER LINES 2.5 MI SHORT OF RNWY. ILS GLIDE SLOPE BECAME INOP AFTER OM. GO-AROUND AND LNDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N810TW
Reported as
Convair 880
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Ohare