- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: July 26, 1969
Time: 1233
Location: Atlantic City, New Jersey
Operator: Trans World Airlines
Flight #: ?
Route: Training
AC Type: Boeing 707-331C
Registration: N787TW
cn / ln: 18712/373
Aboard: 5   (passengers:0  crew:5)
Fatalities: 5   (passengers:0  crew:5)
Ground: 0
Summary: Crashed during a missed approach procedure. A loss of directional control, which resulted from the intentional shutdown of the pumps supplying hydraulic pressure to the rudder without a concurrent restoration of power on the No.4 engine. A contributing factor was the inadequacy of the hydraulic fluid loss emergency procedure when applied against the operating configuration of the aircraft.
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