# NTSB NYC70A0029: Boeing 707, N776TW, Damascus, Syria, August 29, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1969
- Place: Damascus, Syria · DAMASCUS, Syria
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor, 121 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180382
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70A0029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70A0029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0045  69/8/29    DAMASCUS,SYRIA      BOEING 707          CR-  0  0 12  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1715                    N776TW              PX-  0  1112                            48, 22040 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            5440 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAMASCUS INTL
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROME,ITALY                  ATHENS,GREECE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        REMARKS- ACFT HI JACKED. PX INJURED DURING EVACUATION. INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF SYRIA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N776TW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Damascus 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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