Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 26 January 1966
Aircraft Type: Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation
Owner/operator: Trans World Airlines – TWA
Registration Number: N7115C
Location: New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Nose gearNose gear
Category: Accident
The ‘Star of Chillon’ aircraft suffered a catastrophic nose gear collapse during its sale to the Gratter Company in 1967, rendering it irreparable.The ‘Star of Chillon’ aircraft suffered a catastrophic nose gear collapse during its sale to the Gratter Company in 1967, rendering it irreparable.
Description
Damaged beyond repair following nose gear collapse. The “Star of Chillon” was sold to the Grater Company to be broken up October 1967.
Primary Cause
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