# NTSB LAX74AL053: Boeing 707, N757TW, Los Angeles, CA, January 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1974
- Place: Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
- Location: 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0522&lon=-118.2437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 6 minor, 57 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1974
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79506
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74AL053
- Board report AAR7410 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7410.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0012  74/1/16    LOS ANGELES,CALIF   BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0035                    N757TW              PX-  0  2 56                            45, 15800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            6750 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES INTL
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW YORK,NY                 LOS ANGELES,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                      UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          GROUND FOG                                               TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           52                                                      240
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           2                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CONT VIS APCH AFTER LOSING OUTSIDE VISUAL REF.PENETRATED FOG OVR RWY.NSE WELL FIRE SPREAD TO CABIN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757TW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757TW-1974-04-24), registration cancelled 1974-04-24, S/N 18395 (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 fan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Los Angeles Intl

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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