| Date of Accident: | 28 August 1973 |  |
| Airline: | Trans World Airlines |  |
| Aircraft: | Boeing 707-331B | |
| Location: | near Los Angeles, California, USA | |
| Registration: | N8705T | |
| Previous Registrations: | --- | |
| Flight Number: | 742 | |
| Fatalities: | 1:149 | |
| MSN: | 18916 | |
| Line Number: | 455 | |
| Engine Manufacturer: | Pratt & Whitney | |
| Engine Model: | JT3D-3B | |
| Year of Delivery: | 1965 | |
| Accident Description: | The aircraft entered a fughoid pattern, rising and descending rapidly, while on approach to Los Angeles International Airport. Design problems with the aircraft's pitch control system. One passenger who was not fastened in was killed when thrown to the ceiling. |
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