17 Days and 17 Miles Apart: The Crashes of TWA Flight 529 and Northwest Flight 706

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Donald J Porter

17 Days and 17 Miles Apart

The Crashes of TWA Flight 529 and Northwest Flight 706

Donald J Porter

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McFarland & Co Inc
19 February 2025

Transport industries; Aircraft: general interest

A missing two-cent cotter pin, smaller than a paperclip, can bring down a four-engine airliner and kill hundreds of people. In 1961, only 17 days and 17 miles apart, Trans World Airlines Flight 529 and Northwest Airlines Flight 706 suffered fatal disasters in Illinois. The Lockheed Constellation operated by TWA crashed because of a missing cotter pin, and the Northwest Airlines Lockheed Electra crashed because someone forgot to install a few inches of safety wire. Government officials charged with investigating these crashes reveal why the airlines and their employees took no responsibility for such fatal ineptness. This book tells the story of the ill-fated airliners, how the airlines avoided responsibility, and how the passengers are remembered by next-of-kin after more than 50 years. Readers may discover similarities between the 1961 disasters and the 2019 crashes of two Boeing 737 MAX jetliners that killed 346 people.

By: Donald J Porter
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Country of Publication: United States
ISBN: 9781476696065
ISBN 10: 1476696063
Pages: 194
Publication Date: 19 February 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Donald J. Porter is the author of six previous books concerning airline safety, business jet development, and military helicopter design. He has contributed to Air & Space/Smithsonian, Aviation Week, Flight International, FlightGlobal and Vertical magazine and has appeared on C-SPAN 2 discussing his books. He lives in Pacific Grove, California.