Narrative:
Boeing 707 N743TW was parked on the apron of the Indianapolis Municipal Airport. A cove light capacitor on the port side of seat row 25 failed due thermal runaway, causing a fire aboard the aircraft.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
systems - electrical system: other
accident date: 22-04-1970
type: Boeing 707-131
registration: N743TW
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 22 April 1970 |
| Time: | 15:55 |
| Type: |  Boeing 707-131 |
| Operator: | Trans World Airlines - TWA |
| Registration: | N743TW |
| MSN: | 17670/46 |
| First flight: | 1959 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3C- |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Indianapolis-Weir Cook Municipal Airport, IN (IND) ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
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Boeing 707 N743TW was parked on the apron of the Indianapolis Municipal Airport. A cove light capacitor on the port side of seat row 25 failed due thermal runaway, causing a fire aboard the aircraft.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
systems - electrical system: other
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» NTSBPhotos
accident date: 22-04-1970
type: Boeing 707-131
registration: N743TW
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