# NTSB NYC74AN018: Boeing 707, N18703, No.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), August 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1973
- Place: No.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · NO.ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 83 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189819
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74AN018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0020  73/8/27    NO.ATLANTIC OCEAN   BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  9  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1400                    N18703              PX-  0  1 74                            UNK/NR, 18300 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PARIS,FRANCE                WASHINGTON,DC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- PAX STANDING IN AISLE.BROKE ANKLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N18703 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: John F Kennedy

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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