CVR transcript TWA Flight 159 - 06 NOV 1967
Cockpit voice recorder transcription of the
November 6, 1967 crash of a TWA Boeing 707 (Flight 159) at Cincinnati, KY.
Source: ICAO Circular 107-AN/81 (p. 126)
Source: ICAO Circular 107-AN/81 (p. 126)
The reader of these transcripts is cautioned that the transcription of a CVR tape is not a precise science but is the best possible product from a group investigative effort. The transcript, or parts thereof, if taken out of context can be misleading. Therefore, the CVR transcripts should only be viewed as an investigative tool to be used in conjunction with other evidence. Conclusions or interpretations should not be made using the transcript as the sole source of information.
Furthermore, this transcript is made available for educational purposes, so the reader is encouraged to read the accident description associated with the transcripts for better understanding of the circumstances.
Furthermore, this transcript is made available for educational purposes, so the reader is encouraged to read the accident description associated with the transcripts for better understanding of the circumstances.
Legenda
CAM-1 = Captain
CAM-2 = First Officer
CAM-3 = Flight Engineer
CAM-? = Unknown
LC = Cincinnati Tower local controller
# = non-pertinent word or phrase
CAM-1 = Captain
CAM-2 = First Officer
CAM-3 = Flight Engineer
CAM-? = Unknown
LC = Cincinnati Tower local controller
# = non-pertinent word or phrase
| time | source | content |
|---|---|---|
| 23.39:37.5 | CAM-1 | Okay, you're lookin' fine. [engine sound reachest highest pitch] |
| 23.39:57.5 | CAM-1 | Eighty knots, you got 'er. |
| 23.40:01 | LC | TWA one twenty eight cleared to land. |
| 23.40:09 | CAM-1 | Not very # far off the runway. |
| CAM-2 | Sure as # isn't. | |
| 23.40:15 | CAM-1 | See that fire in the end? |
| 23.40:15.5 | CAM-? | [Sound of "Pop"] |
| 23.40:16.5 | CAM-2 | [Sound of engine power cut] Good God I hit him. |
| 23.40:17.5 | CAM-2 | Yokes! |
| 23.40:20 | [Sound of engine power resumption] | |
| 23.40:20.5 | CAM-2 | Spoilers! |
| CAM-1 | Oh #. | |
| CAM-2 | Sorry. | |
| CAM-3 | # # | |
| 23.40:32 | [Sound of impact begins] |