Incident Boeing 707-331 N765TW,
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Date:Monday 9 May 1960
Time:16:49
Type:Silhouette image of generic B703 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 707-331
Owner/operator:Trans World Airlines (TWA)
Registration: N765TW
MSN: 17679/88
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 109
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Idlewild - New York -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX)
Destination airport:New York Idlewild, NY
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
TWA Flight 100 from LAX was involved in a landing mishap at Idlewild. Landing gear collapsed. Skidded to a stop. Fire occured.

Probable Cause : The Board determines the probable cause of this accident was A poorly conducted instrument approach necessitating a go-around which was initiated too late and improperly executed.

Sources:

https://no.pinterest.com/pin/247346204507172250/
https://shsmo.org/manuscripts/kansascity/k0453.pdf
Netherlands National Archive, photo of the crash scene. http://proxy.handle.net/10648/130423ff-7246-50cd-5813-b225ddb7cbc4
Youngstown Vindicator 10 May 1960, p12 (photos)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Jul-2019 19:23 whiteshark Added
06-Jul-2019 19:25 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative]
07-Jul-2019 05:51 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Narrative]
16-Dec-2020 13:51 hoekb03 Updated [Source]
09-Apr-2021 16:49 TB Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]
27-Dec-2021 15:55 Cobar Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport]

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