- Date
- April 22, 1970
- Place
- Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N7734TWBoeing 707
- Status
- Completed · report August 5, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 131186
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0024 70/4/22 INDIANAPOLIS,IND BOEING 707 CR- 0 0 0 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. TIME - 1555 N7734TW PX- 0 0 0 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - WEIR-COOK OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP INDIANAPOLIS,IND UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER REMARKS- UNATTENDED ACFT.COVE LIGHT CAPACITOR PORT SIDE SEAT 25 FAILED DUE THERMAL RUNAWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7734TW
- Reported as
- Boeing 707
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Weir-Cook