| Date: | Monday 13 September 1965 |
| Time: | 12:40 |
| Type: |  Convair CV-880-22-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Trans World Airlines - TWA |
| Registration: | N820TW |
| MSN: | 22-00-26 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12324 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kansas City Downtown Municipal Airport, MO (MKC) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Kansas City Downtown Municipal Airport, MO (MKC/KMKC) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Control was lost during a simulated no. 4 engine failure on takeoff. The speed reached a maximum of 146 knots after lift-off, but started to decay. The aircraft began buffeting with the nose up and in a right 25° bank. It descended and struck the ground.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
dual student - improper operation of flight controls
pilot in command - inadequate supervision of flight
miscellaneous acts, conditions - simulated conditions
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB File 1-0021
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