Estado:	Final
Fecha:	13 SEP 1972
Hora:	22:43 PDT
Tipo:	Boeing 707-331C
Operador:	Trans World Airlines - TWA
Registración:	N15712
Numéro de série:	20068/814
Año de Construcción:	1969
Horas Totales de la Célula:	9424
Motores:	4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B
Tripulación:	Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 3
Pasajeros:	Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0
Total:	Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 3
Daños en la Aeronave:	Anulado
Consecuencias:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:	San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO) (Estados Unidos de América)
Fase:	Despegue (TOF)
Naturaleza:	Carga
Aeropuerto de Salida:	San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO), Estados Unidos de América
Aeropuerto de Llegada:	New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK), Estados Unidos de América
Número de Vuelo:	604

Descripción:
During the take-off roll on runway 01R the crew noticed vibration of the aircraft and a slowdown in acceleration after V1 speed. The take-off was aborted and the aircraft overran into San Francisco Bay. The nosegear and no. 2 engine had separated and the outer 6 feet of the left wing had broken off after striking approach lights.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The initiation of rejected takeoff procedures, beyond V1 speed, with insufficient runway remaining in which to stop the aircraft. The crew action was prompted by the failure of the two right truck rear tires which produced a noticeable aircraft vibration and a reduction in aircraft acceleration."

Fuentes:
» NTSB/SIR-90/02 (4)