On the evening of April 4, 1979 while flying over Saginaw, Michigan, the Boeing 727-31 airliner began a sharp, uncommanded roll to the right, and subsequently went into a spiral dive. The …

Trans World Airlines Flight 514 was a Boeing 727-231 en route from Indianapolis, Indiana and Columbus, Ohio to Washington Dulles International that crashed into Mount Weather, Virginia, …

The Boeing 727 is an American narrow-body airliner that was developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. After the heavier 707 quad-jet was introduced in 1958, Boeing …

Apr 5, 2022 · On April 4, 1979, TWA Flight 841 departed New York John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) for Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) in Minnesota. Following a 45-minute …

TWA Flight 841 entered an uncontrolled maneuver at FL390. The aircraft descended to about 5,000 feet in about 63 seconds before the flightcrew regained control. About 22:31, the …

Dec 19, 2022 · While on descent for landing at Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C., TWA Flight 514, a Boeing 727-231, impacted terrain about 25 miles from the airport. All 85 …

Jul 19, 2015 · The NTSB report looks pretty well thought out but there remains a conspiracy theory out there that Boeing tried to cover up a known problem with the Boeing 727 leading …

This is a collection of different models of the Boeing 727 that were operated by Trans World Airlines (TWA).

Jun 9, 1981 · WASHINGTON -- Action by the flight crew triggered events that sent a TWA Boeing 727 into a six-mile supersonic dive over Michigan in 1979, a staff report presented to the …

Nov 1, 2022 · To get its impressive short field performance, the 727 wing had a lot of moving parts. There were both inboard and outboard ailerons and the outboards were locked out …