Boeing 707 131B N748TW
4 December 1965 · Carmel Ny, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 December 1965 at about 16:18 local time, a Boeing 707 131B registered N748TW, operated by Trans World Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Carmel Ny, New York, United States. 58 people were on board and 4 died, 34 were seriously injured, 15 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:18
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Carmel Ny, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jf Kennedy
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707 131B
- Registration
- N748TW
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Trans World Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0033
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 58 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT N6218C MISJUDGED ALT.SEPARATION DUE OPTICAL ILLUSION CREATED BY UP-SLOPE EFFECT OF CLOUD TOPS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 707 131 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 1965 | Boeing 707 131B | Los Angeles Calif, California, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1965 | Boeing 707 131B | Omaha Nebr, Nebraska, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1964 | Boeing 707 131B | Reading Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1964 | Boeing 707 131B | New York Ny, New York, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1966 | Boeing 707 131 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1967 | Boeing 707 131 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |