# NTSB DCA70A0002: Boeing 707, N787TW, Pomona, NJ, July 26, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1969
- Place: Pomona, NJ · POMONA, NJ
- Location: 39.4688° N, 74.5502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pomona, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4688&lon=-74.5502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79451
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA70A0002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA70A0002-79451

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N787TW-1970-06-26), registration cancelled 1970-06-26, S/N 18712 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Registry model: [Boeing 707-331C](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-331c) (registry code 138367F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Nafec/Atlntic Cty

## Other investigations on N787TW (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB UNK64X3612](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3612), Aug 26, 1964: Boeing 707 331C (N787TW), Kansas City, MO, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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