A Trans World Airlines (TWA) Boeing 707, N6729TW, and an American Airlines Boeing 707, N8432, narrowly avoided a midair collision at approximately 35,000 feet near Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, on June 11, 1971, while operating within positive control airspace under the control jurisdiction of the New York Air Route Traffic Control Center. As a result of the violent evasive maneuver executed by the captain of the TWA B-707, three passengers and the flight engineer incurred minor injuries, but did not require immediate medical attention. None of the occupants of the other aircraft, whose crew was unaware of the occurrence until some time later, was injured. There was no damage to either aircraft, both of which proceeded routinely to their respective destinations. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this incident was the controller's misidentification of the radar target of TW Flight 31, N6729TW, due to a transitory diversion of attention to another portion of the radar display. This resulted in inappropriate traffic control actions with respect to the American Airlines aircraft and placed the two flights on a collision course at the same altitude. (Author)
Aircraft Incident Report. Trans World Airlines Boeing 707, N6729TW and American Airlines Boeing 707, N8432. Near Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania. June 11, 1971
1971
14 pages
Report
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English
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