Boeing 727 N831TW
3 June 1968 · Flushing, New York, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 3 June 1968 at about 09:10 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N831TW, operated by Trans World Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Flushing, New York, United States. 102 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Flushing, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- La Guardia
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N831TW
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Trans World Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0057
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 98 |
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
CAPT FAILED TO ARREST DESCENT, STRUCK APCH LIGHT PIER, LA GUARDIA.FURTHER DAMAGE ON LDG JFK ARPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 1968 | Boeing 727 | Fillmore, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1968 | Boeing 727 | Hector, California, United States | Hughes Airwest | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1968 | Boeing 727 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1968 | Boeing 727 | Seattle, Washington, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1968 | Boeing 727 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1968 | Boeing 727 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | National Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |