Boeing 707 N6729TW
11 June 1971 · Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 11 June 1971 at about 10:28 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N6729TW, operated by Trans World Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. 55 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:28
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- N6729TW
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Trans World Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Philadelphia, Pa → San Francisco, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0010
People
4 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 51 |
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
ATC CTLR MISIDENTIFIED RADAR TARGET.CAUSED TWA B-707 TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID AA B-707.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |