UNK64X4135

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 707 131B · Reading, PA · September 25, 1964

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 25, 1964
Place
Reading, PA · READING, PA
Injuries
54 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6781TWBoeing 707 131B
Status
Completed · report January 15, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180559

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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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4-0031  64/9/25  NR.READING PA         BOEING 707 131B     CR-  0  0  8  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TIME - 1505                    N6781TW             PX-  0  0 46
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE

Aircraft

Registration
N6781TW
Reported as
Boeing 707 131B
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Minor damage