San Francisco - New York

On September 13, 1972 at 10:43 PM, San Francisco - New York experienced a crash involving Boeing 707, operated by Trans World Airlines - TWA, with the event recorded near San Francisco California.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. During the takeoff roll on runway 01R at San Francisco Airport, after the V1 speed was reach, the crew noticed vibrations while the aircraft started to slow down. The captain decided to abort the takeoff but unable to stop within the remaining runway, the airplane overran, lost its nose gear and engine n°2 before coming to rest in the San Francisco Bay, broken in two. All three crew members were evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N15712, MSN 20068/814, year of manufacture 1969.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 37.7879°, -122.4075°.