NYC71IN052

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 747 · Bradford, IL · October 26, 1970

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 26, 1970
Place
Bradford, IL · BRADFORD, IL
Injuries
112 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N93109Boeing 747
Status
Completed · report January 20, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158793

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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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4-0042  70/10/26   BRADFORD,ILL        BOEING 747          CR-  0  0 17  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1940                    N93109              PX-  0  0 95                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS ANGELES,CALIF           JAMAICA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WINDSHIELDS,WINDOWS,CANOPIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT FWD WINDSHIELD DELAMINATED IN FLT. LND OK.

Aircraft

Registration
N93109
Reported as
Boeing 747
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage

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