MKC66A0002

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 707 131B · Omaha, NE · July 6, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 6, 1965
Place
Omaha, NE · OMAHA, NE
Injuries
1 serious, 51 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N756TWBoeing 707 131B
Status
Completed · report November 15, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177131

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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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1-0039   65/7/6  NR.OMAHA NEBR         BOEING 707 131B     CR-  0  1  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0200                    N756TW              PX-  0  0 45                            49, 20939 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            3980 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-SEAT BELT ATTACH FITTING FAILED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR

Aircraft

Registration
N756TW
Reported as
Boeing 707 131B
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage

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