Accident · 1994-06-29

NTSB case NYC94LA111 · BOEING 767-200 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1994-06-29
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: BOEING 767-200 (N606TW)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: TRANS WORLD AIRLINES Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): TRANS WORLD AIRLINES

Probable cause

IN-FLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH TURBULENCE IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT(S).

Source: NTSB case NYC94LA111

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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