Boeing 707 N6728
3 June 1981 · St Louis, Missouri, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 3 June 1981 at about 07:18 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N6728, operated by Trans World Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during static near St Louis, Missouri, United States. 69 people were on board. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:18
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St Louis, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lambert
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- N6728
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Trans World Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- S → Dayton, Oh
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0004
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
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
GND CREWMAN BCM CAUGHT IN MAIN LNDG GEAR DOOR WHILE PERFORMING PRE-FLT GND CKS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |