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NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 707 131 · Albuquerque, NM · July 15, 1967

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 15, 1967
Place
Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Injuries
107 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N741TWBoeing 707 131
Status
Completed · report October 16, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114823

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0025  67/7/15    ALBUQUERQUE,N.MEX   BOEING 707 131      CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TIME - 1533                    N741TW              PX-  0  0100
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    7000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                      RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- FLT RCDR INDICATES PEAK POSITIVE G EXCURSION WAS 3.38.

Aircraft

Registration
N741TW
Reported as
Boeing 707 131
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Minor damage