ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-131B N797TW San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO)
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Date:Sunday 30 November 1980
Type:Silhouette image of generic B701 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing 707-131B
Operator:Trans World Airlines - TWA
Registration: N797TW
MSN: 18760/393
First flight: 1964
Total airframe hrs:49910
Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 133
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO) (   United States of America)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Saint Louis-Lambert International Airport, MO (STL/KSTL), United States of America
Destination airport:San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO), United States of America
Narrative:
Landed with the nosegear retracted.

Classification:
Gear-up landing
Runway mishap

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photo of Boeing-707-131B-N797TW
accident date: 30-11-1980
type: Boeing 707-131B
registration: N797TW
 

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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 Saint Louis-Lambert International Airport, MO to San Francisco International Airport, CA as the crow flies is 2768 km (1730 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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