Boeing 707 N776TW
29 August 1969 · Damascus, Europe · Serious injuries
Summary
On 29 August 1969 at about 17:15 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N776TW, operated by Trans World Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during static near Damascus, Europe. 125 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 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Damascus, Europe
- Nearest airport
- Damascus Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- N776TW
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Trans World Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- Rome, Italy → Athens, Greece
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0045
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 121 |
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
ACFT HI JACKED. PX INJURED DURING EVACUATION. INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF SYRIA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 707 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Boeing 707 | Dulles Airport, Virginia, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1969 | Boeing 707 | Dulles Int Apt, Virginia, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1969 | Boeing 707 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Boeing 707 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1969 | Boeing 707 | Pomona, New Jersey, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 5 |
| 5 Jun 1969 | Boeing 707 | Jf Kennedy, New York, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 1969 | Boeing 727 | Berlin, Europe | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1969 | Boeing 707 | Brussels, Europe | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Bad Drk, Europe | Sembach Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1969 | Piper PA-25 | Kerkira, Europe | Piper Aircraft | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1968 | Cessna 411 | Korinthos, Europe | Tempor Airship | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 May 1970 | Cessna 150 | Gelnhausn, Europe | Hanau Aero CLU | Serious injuries | - |