# NTSB IAD76II016: Boeing 707, N758TW, Edwardsville, IL, September 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1975
- Place: Edwardsville, IL · EDWARDSVILLE, IL
- Location: 38.7908° N, 89.9886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edwardsville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7908&lon=-89.9886&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 76 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151321
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76II016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76II016

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N758TW-1982-07-10), registration cancelled 1982-07-10, S/N 18396 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Registry model: [Boeing 707-131B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-131b) (registry code 138360P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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