ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-131B N757TW Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX)

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Status:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:	Wednesday 16 January 1974
Time:	01:35
Type:	Boeing 707-131B
Operator:	Trans World Airlines - TWA
Registration:	N757TW
MSN:	18395/309
First flight:	1962
Total airframe hrs:	38876
Engines:	4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-
Crew:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Passengers:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 56
Total:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 63
Aircraft damage:	Damaged beyond repair
Location:	Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX) ( United States of America)
Phase:	Landing (LDG)
Nature:	Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:	New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK), United States of America
Destination airport:	Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), United States of America
Flightnumber:	TW701

Narrative:
After a night visual runway 06R approach, the aircraft touched down. The nosegear collapsed immediately. The aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The continuation of a visual approach after the flight crew lost outside visual reference because of a low cloud and fog encounter."

Accident investigation:

Investigating agency:	NTSB
Status:	Investigation completed
Duration:	210 days (7 months)
Accident number:	NTSB/AAR-74-10
Download report:	Final report

Classification:

Landing gear collapse
Runway mishap

Follow-up / safety actions

NTSB issued 10 Safety Recommendations

Issued: 10-MAY-1974	To:	A-74-45
RAISE THE MINIMUMS FOR RUNWAYS 6R AND 7L APPROACHES AT LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO RVR 4,000 FEET OR 3/4 MILE AND THE DH TO 250 FEET ABOVE TOUCHDOWN ZONE ELEVATION. (Closed - Unacceptable Action)
Issued: 10-MAY-1974	To:	A-74-46
INCREASE BOTH APPROACH LIGHT SYSTEMS TO HIGH INTENSITY. (Closed - Unacceptable Action)
Issued: 10-MAY-1974	To:	A-74-47
INSTALL SEQUENCE FLASHERS ON 6R AND 7L INBOUND FROM THE RAILS TO THE 1,000-FOOT BAR. (Closed - Acceptable Action)
Issued: 10-MAY-1974	To:	A-74-48
INSTALL A DME NEAR THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE OF RUNWAY 7L, COCHANNELED ON THE ILS FREQUENCY OF 111.1 MHZ. (Closed - Acceptable Action)
Issued: 10-MAY-1974	To:	A-74-49
REMEDY THE ROUGHNESS OF THE RUNWAY 7L GLIDE SLOPE. (Closed - Acceptable Action)
Issued: 10-MAY-1974	To:	A-74-50
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL WEATHER ADVISORIES AND REQUIRE ADDITIONAL WEATHER OBSERVATIONS WHENEVER ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE CONDUCIVE TO FOG FORMATION OR WHENEVER NONHOMOGENEOUS FOG CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT OVER THE WESTERN APPROACHES. (Closed - Acceptable Alternate Action)
Issued: 10-MAY-1974	To:	A-74-51
INSTALL VASI\'S ON RUNWAYS 6R AND 7L. (Closed - Acceptable Action)
Issued: 10-MAY-1974	To:	A-74-52
ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN A 1-HOUR DELAY IN THE START OF CURFEW ON THOSE NIGHTS WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE SUCH THAT LANDINGS TO THE EAST CANNOT BE MADE. THIS DELAY WOULD ALLOW ABOUT 30 PERCENT OF THE LANDINGS SCHEDULED DURING CURFEW HOURS TO BE MADE. IN ADDITION, THE DELAY WOULD PARTIALLY ALLEVIATE THE INDUSTRY\'S PROBLEM OF REPOSITIONING THEIR AIRCRAFT FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY\'S SCHEDULES. (Closed - Acceptable Action)
Issued: 07-NOV-1974	To:	A-74-102
AMEND 14 CFR 25.772 TO REQUIRE THAT PILOT COMPARTMENT DOORS BE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A MEANS FOR THE COCKPIT CREW TO EGRESS THROUGH THE DOORWAY TO THE CABIN, EVEN IF THE DOOR BECOMES JAMMED. (Closed - Acceptable Action)
Issued: 07-NOV-1974	To:	A-74-103
AMEND 14 CFR 121.313 TO REQUIRE THAT, AFTER A REASONABLE DATE, A MEANS BE PROVIDED FOR THE COCKPIT CREW TO EXIT THROUGH THE PILOT COMPARTMENT DOOR TO THE CABIN EVEN IF THE DOOR BECOMES JAMMED. (Closed - Unacceptable Action)

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accident date: 16-01-1974
type: Boeing 707-131B
registration: N757TW

Map

This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY to Los Angeles International Airport, CA as the crow flies is 3947 km (2467 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.

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