Boeing 707 N781TW
12 December 1971 · Kingston, New York, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 December 1971 at about 18:17 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N781TW, operated by Trans World Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Kingston, New York, United States. 33 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kingston, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- N781TW
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Trans World Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Chicago, Ill → Windsor Locks, Conn
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0042
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
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
PAX WENT TO BLUE ROOM BFOR SEAT BELT SIGN TURNEDON. REQUIRED ASSISTANCE DUE INFIRMITY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 1971 | Boeing 707 | No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1971 | Boeing 707 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1971 | Boeing 707 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Air India | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1971 | Boeing 707 | Jamaica, New York, United States | El al | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1971 | Boeing 707 | Edison, New Jersey, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Aug 1971 | Boeing 707 | Compton, California, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |