- Date
- January 17, 1974
- Place
- Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N791TWBoeing 707
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 187283
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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 74/1/17 INDIANAPOLIS,IND BOEING 707 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM CARGO SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0538 N791TW PX- 0 0 0 54, 23700 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 7000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEIR-COOK OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NEW YORK,NY SAN FRANCISCO,CALIF LOS ANGELES,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF UNSAFE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 100 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND FOG LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 43 240 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 9 BELOW MINIMUMS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- ENRT STOP.ILS APCH.T/D OFF L SIDE RWY 31L.NSE GR COLLAPSED.RVR 2200FT,PLT NOT ADVISED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N791TW
- Reported as
- Boeing 707
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Weir-Cook