November 6, 1967
Cincinnati, Ohio
Trans World Airlines, Flight 159
Boeing B-707-131
N742TW
While on the takeoff roll a loud bang was heard as the aircraft passed a Delta plane and the
takeoff was aborted. The aircraft overran the runway and crashed and burned. One
passenger killed.
CAM-1 = Captain
CAM-2 = First Officer
CAM-3 = Flight Engineer
CAM-? = Unknown
TWR = Cincinnati Tower
# = Expletive
| 23.39:37.5 | CAM-1 | Okay, you're lookin' fine. [engine sound reaches highest pitch] |
| 23.39:57.5 | CAM-1 | Eighty knots, you got 'er. |
| 23.40:01 | TWR | TWA one twenty eight cleared to land. |
| 23.40:09 | CAM-1 | Not very # far off the runway. |
| CAM-2 | Sure as # isn't. | |
| 23.40:15 | CAM-1 | See that fire in the end? |
| 23.40:15.5 | CAM-? | [Sound of "Pop"] |
| 23.40:16.5 | CAM-2 | [Sound of engine power cut] Good God I hit him. |
| 23.40:17.5 | CAM-2 | Yokes! |
| 23.40:20 | [Sound of engine power resumption] | |
| 23.40:20.5 | CAM-2 | Spoilers! |
| CAM-1 | Oh #. | |
| CAM-2 | Sorry. | |
| CAM-3 | # # | |
| 23.40:32 | [Sound of impact] |