- Date
- July 26, 1969
- Place
- Pomona, NJ · POMONA, NJ
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N787TWBoeing 707
- Status
- Completed · report June 3, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79451
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0017 69/7/26 POMONA,NJ BOEING 707 CR- 5 0 0 TRAINING AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1133 N787TW PX- 0 0 0 38, 6080 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1314 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NAFEC/ATLNTIC CTY OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JFK INTL ARPT,NY POMONA,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: MISSED APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT-LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE FLIGHT TRAINING-PROCEDURES SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PWR NOT RESTORED TO NR 4 ENG AFT HYD PRESS LOSS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N787TW
- Reported as
- Boeing 707
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Nafec/Atlntic Cty
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