San Francisco – New York – Milan

On December 22, 1975 at 10:29 AM, San Francisco – New York – Milan experienced a crash involving Boeing 707, operated by Trans World Airlines - TWA, with the event recorded near Milan-Malpensa Lombardy.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

122 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 122 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 113, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The approach to Milan-Malpensa Airport was completed in limited visibility due to foggy conditions. During the last segment, the airplane struck the ground to the left of the main runway. On impact, all landing gears and all four engines were torn off. The aircraft slid for few hundred meters then came to rest in a grassy area with the fuselage bent and the cockpit that separated from the rest of the aircraft. All 122 occupants were evacuated, 26 of them were injured, among them the Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti.

Aircraft reference details include registration N18701, MSN 18978/465, year of manufacture 1966.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.6296°, 8.7235°.