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TWA Flight 128
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TWA Flight 128 was a regularly scheduled Trans World Airlines passenger flight from Los Angeles to Boston, with intermediate stops in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. On November 20, 1967, Flight 128 crashed on final approach to Greater Cincinnati Airport; 70 of the 82 people aboard the Convair 880 were killed in the tragic crash.[1]: 1
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Accident | |
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Date | November 20, 1967 (1967-11-20) |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error[1] |
Site | Constance, Kentucky 39°5′3.73″N 84°40′11.99″W |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Convair 880 |
Operator | Trans World Airlines |
Registration | N821TW |
Flight origin | Los Angeles International Airport |
1st stopover | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport |
2nd stopover | Pittsburgh International Airport |
Destination | Logan International Airport |
Occupants | 82 |
Passengers | 75 |
Crew | 7 |
Fatalities | 70 |
Injuries | 12 |
Survivors | 12 |
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