- Date
- December 1, 1974
- Place
- Berryville, VA · BERRYVILLE, VA
- Injuries
- 92 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N54328Boeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79541
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0029 74/12/1 BERRYVILLE,VA BOEING 727 CR- 7 0 0 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1110 N54328 PX- 85 0 0 44, 3765 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2899 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBUS,OH WASHINGTON,DC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE ZERO RAIN, SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ATC PROC INADEQUATE,LACK CLARITY.APCH CHART ALT RSTRNS INADEQUATE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54328
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Dulles Int'L
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