Boeing 707 N784TW
1 November 1972 · St.louis, Missouri, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 1 November 1972 at about 13:29 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N784TW, operated by Trans World Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near St.louis, Missouri, United States. 81 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 8 had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:29
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St.louis, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lambert
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- N784TW
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Trans World Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Philadelphia, Pa → Kansas City, Mo
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0038
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 72 |
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
NR 2 ENG CAUGHT FIRE, FUEL RET ELBOW SEPARATED. PAX INJ OCCURRED DURING EVAC.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 707 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 1972 | Boeing 707 | S.francisco, California, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1972 | Boeing 707 | Windsor Lock, Connecticut, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1972 | Boeing 707 | Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1972 | Boeing 707 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1972 | Boeing 707 | London, Europe | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1972 | Boeing 707 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |