NYC72AN086

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 707 · Honolulu, HI · November 13, 1971

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 13, 1971
Place
Honolulu, HI · HONOLULU, HI
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor, 95 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8760Boeing 707
Status
Completed · report August 29, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163618

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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  71/11/13 NR.HONOLULU,HAWAII    BOEING 707          CR-  0  0 10  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1840                    N8760               PX-  0  1 86                            53, 21653 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            6881 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN FRANSISCO,CALIF         BANGKOK,THAILAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        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                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- ENCNTRD CAT AT FLT LVL 350.

Aircraft

Registration
N8760
Reported as
Boeing 707
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage