# NTSB DCA76RZ015: Boeing 707, N18701, Milan, Italy, December 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1975
- Place: Milan, Italy · MILAN, Italy
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious, 5 minor, 114 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79480
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA76RZ015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA76RZ015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0044  75/12/22   MILAN,ITALY         BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  9  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1029                    N18701              PX-  0  3110                            52, 25303 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            7316 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILAN-MALPENSA
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW YORK,NY                 MILAN,ITALY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED & REPORTED BY THE GOVT OF ITALY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18701](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18701-1976-10-08), registration cancelled 1976-10-08, S/N 18978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Registry model: [Boeing 707-331B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-331b) (registry code 138366H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Milan-Malpensa

## Other investigations on N18701 (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 NYC70A0042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70A0042), Oct 11, 1969: Boeing 707 (N18701), No.Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), no 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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