Saint Louis - San Francisco

On November 30, 1980 at 12:00 AM, Saint Louis - San Francisco 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 scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

133 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 133 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 126, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While descending to San Francisco Airport, the nose gear could not be lowered and remained stuck in its wheel well. Following a normal approach, the airplane landed on its main undercarriage then slid on its nose for few hundred yards before coming to rest. All 133 occupants were evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N797TW, MSN 18760, year of manufacture 1964.

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