- | 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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