MKC70IK050

NTSB incident investigation · Convair 880 · St.Louis, MO · March 19, 1970

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 19, 1970
Place
St.Louis, MO · ST.LOUIS, MO
Injuries
54 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N803TWConvair 880
Status
Completed · report August 4, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
131175

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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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4-0022  70/3/19    ST.LOUIS,MO         CONVAIR 880         CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1829                    N803TW              PX-  0  0 47                            52, 18034 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            3505 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BOSTON,MASS                 TULSA,OKLA                   ST.LOUIS,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- R NOSE WHEEL,TIRE AND 3 MAIN LDG GR TIRES REPLACED DUE DMG.HI SPEED TAXI TESTS-NO DIR CTL PROBLEMS

Aircraft

Registration
N803TW
Reported as
Convair 880
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Lambert