NYC75IN052

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 707 · Jamaica, NY · October 24, 1974

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 24, 1974
Place
Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5774TBoeing 707
Status
Completed · report November 21, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
146420

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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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4-0021  74/10/24   JAMAICA,NY          BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM CARGO SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0245                    N5774T              PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,MO              JAMAICA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  FUMES IN CABIN
        REMARKS- CARGO INCLUDED IMPROPERLY LABELED AND LOADED STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE PRIMER.TOXIC FUMES IN CABIN.

Aircraft

Registration
N5774T
Reported as
Boeing 707
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.