| - | 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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