Narrative:
Landed with the nosegear retracted.
Runway mishap
accident date: 30-11-1980
type: Boeing 707-131B
registration: N797TW
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 30 November 1980 |
| Type: |  Boeing 707-131B |
| Operator: | Trans World Airlines - TWA |
| Registration: | N797TW |
| MSN: | 18760/393 |
| First flight: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 49910 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D- |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 133 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO) ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Saint Louis-Lambert International Airport, MO (STL/KSTL), United States of America |
| San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO), United States of America |
Landed with the nosegear retracted.
Classification:
Gear-up landingRunway mishap
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accident date: 30-11-1980
type: Boeing 707-131B
registration: N797TW
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 Saint Louis-Lambert International Airport, MO to San Francisco International Airport, CA as the crow flies is 2768 km (1730 miles).
Distance from Saint Louis-Lambert International Airport, MO to San Francisco International Airport, CA as the crow flies is 2768 km (1730 miles).
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