- Date
- December 4, 1965
- Place
- Carmel, NY · CARMEL, NY
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 34 serious, 15 minor, 59 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175466
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0033 65/12/4 NR.CARMEL NY BOEING 707 131B CR- 0 0 7 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1618 N748TW PX- 0 0 51 45, 18842 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 4 34 16 1867 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - US AIR CARRIER-US AIR CARRIER CONTROLLING AGENCY - CENTER EN-ROUTE RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 74 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - *ERROR-INVALID COD VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - *ERROR-INVALID CODE* EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING REMARKS- PLT N6218C MISJUDGED ALT.SEPARATION DUE OPTICAL ILLUSION CREATED BY UP-SLOPE EFFECT OF CLOUD TOPS.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0033 65/12/4 NR.CARMEL NY LOCKHEED L1049C CR- 1 4 0 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1618 N6218C PX- 3 30 16 42, 11508 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 58 1947 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - US AIR CARRIER-US AIR CARRIER CONTROLLING AGENCY - CENTER EN-ROUTE RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 74 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - *ERROR-INVALID COD VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - *ERROR-INVALID CODE* EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT MISJUDGED ALT.SEPARATION DUE OPTICAL ILLUSION CREATED BY UP-SLOPE EFFECT OF CLOUD TOPS.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N6218C
- Reported as
- Lockheed L1049C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- La Guardia
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N748TW
- Reported as
- Boeing 707 131B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jf Kennedy
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.