NYC70A0042

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 707 · No.Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) · October 11, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 11, 1969
Place
No.Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) · NO.PACIFIC OCEAN, PO
Injuries
2 serious, 3 minor, 65 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N18701Boeing 707
Status
Completed · report January 28, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180360

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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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1-0041  69/10/11   NO.PACIFIC OCEAN    BOEING 707          CR-  0  2  6  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0245                    N18701              PX-  0  0 62                            53, 25896 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            6440 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HONOLULU,HAWAII             AGANA,GUAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- MAIL BAGS STOWED IN REAR SEATS PREVENTED FLT ATTNDTS FROM OBSERVING SEAT BELT SIGN.

Aircraft

Registration
N18701
Reported as
Boeing 707
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage

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