# NTSB DCA71R0005: Boeing 707, N790TW, Tel Aviv, Iceland, November 30, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1970
- Place: Tel Aviv, Iceland · TEL AVIV, Israel
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158779
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA71R0005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA71R0005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0054  70/11/30   TEL AVIV,ISRAEL     BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  3  SCHED INTERNATL CARGO SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0255                    N790TW              PX-  0  0  0                            49, 15700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            4200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOD INTERNATIONAL
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEL AVIV,ISRAEL             FRANKFORT,GERMANY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UND JURISDICTION OF ISRAELI GOVT. HIT,DESTROYED,C-97,4XSPS,BEING TOWED ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N790TW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N790TW-1972-02-29), registration cancelled 1972-02-29, S/N 18738 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Registry model: [Boeing 707-373C](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-373c) (registry code 138367M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lod International

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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