DIA69A0040

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 707 · Dulles Airport, VA · February 2, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 2, 1969
Place
Dulles Airport, VA · DULLES AIRPORT, VA
Injuries
81 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N750TWBoeing 707
Status
Completed · report May 1, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191456

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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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1-0003   69/2/2    DULLES AIRPORT,VA   BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  8  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1607                    N750TW              PX-  0  0 73                            58, 27000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            8500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DULLES INTL
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS ANGELES,CALIF           DULLES AIRPORT,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- MOBILE PX LOUNGE STRUCK ACFT WHILE DOCKING TO LOAD PX.DRIVERS BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 160 MG PCT.

Aircraft

Registration
N750TW
Reported as
Boeing 707
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Dulles Intl

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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