- Date
- September 14, 1975
- Place
- Edwardsville, IL · EDWARDSVILLE, IL
- Injuries
- 76 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N758TWBoeing 707
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 151321
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0019 75/9/14 NR.EDWARDSVILLE,IL BOEING 707 CR- 0 0 6 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1400 N758TW PX- 0 0 70 UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 4420 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST LOUIS,MO LOUISVILLE,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - WINGS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- FAN COWL PANELS NR 4 ENG P/N 65-10606-1 AND 65-10605 SEPARATED AFTR TKOF.BOTH HINGES OVERLOADED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N758TW
- Reported as
- Boeing 707
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
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