Narrative:
Shortly after rotation, at an altitude of 65 feet (20 meters), control was lost an the aircraft impacted in an tail-low attitude and came to rest 3800 feet (854 meters) from the site of the first impact. The temperature that day was 27 degrees Fahrenheit (-2.8 degrees Celsius) with blowing snow and rain. The aircraft had not been de-iced.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
FACTORS:
weather - icing conditions-includes sleet,freezing rain,etc.
miscellaneous acts,conditions - airframe ice
Loss of control
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Monday 27 November 1978 |
| Time: | 11:50 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 |
| Operator: | Trans World Airlines - TWA |
| Registration: | N1065T |
| MSN: | 45779/92 |
| First flight: | 1967 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 79 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 83 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR), United States of America |
| Pittsburgh International Airport, PA (PIT/KPIT), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | TW505 |
Shortly after rotation, at an altitude of 65 feet (20 meters), control was lost an the aircraft impacted in an tail-low attitude and came to rest 3800 feet (854 meters) from the site of the first impact. The temperature that day was 27 degrees Fahrenheit (-2.8 degrees Celsius) with blowing snow and rain. The aircraft had not been de-iced.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
FACTORS:
weather - icing conditions-includes sleet,freezing rain,etc.
miscellaneous acts,conditions - airframe ice
Classification:
IcingLoss of control
Sources:
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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 Newark International Airport, NJ to Pittsburgh International Airport, PA as the crow flies is 509 km (318 miles).
Distance from Newark International Airport, NJ to Pittsburgh International Airport, PA as the crow flies is 509 km (318 miles).
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