- Date
- June 25, 1969
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 66 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N854TWBoeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report August 27, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 186298
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0014 69/6/25 CHICAGO,ILL BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 6 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1925 N854TW PX- 0 1 60 38, 6058 TOTAL HOURS, 803 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OHARE OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PHILADELPHIA,PA LOS ANGELES,CALIF LAS VEGAS,NEV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- EXCESSIVE SPEED PRODUCED HYDRODYNAMIC PRESSURE BETWEEN TIRES/RNWY.PLT ADVISED TO EXPEDITE UP RNWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N854TW
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ohare
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