TWA Flight 553
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 9, 1967 |
| Summary | Mid-air collision |
| Site | |
| Total fatalities | 26 |
| Total survivors | 0 |
| First aircraft | |
| N1063T, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured on the day of the crash | |
| Type | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 |
| Operator | Trans World Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | TW553 |
| ICAO flight No. | TWA553 |
| Call sign | TWA 553 |
| Registration | N1063T |
| Flight origin | LaGuardia Airport, New York |
| 1st stopover | Harrisburg-York State Airport, Pennsylvania |
| 2nd stopover | Greater Pittsburgh Airport, Pennsylvania |
| Last stopover | Dayton Municipal Airport, Ohio |
| Destination | Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Illinois |
| Occupants | 25 |
| Passengers | 21 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 25 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Second aircraft | |
| A Beechcraft Baron 55 similar to the aircraft involved | |
| Type | Beechcraft Baron 55 |
| Operator | Private |
| Registration | N6127V |
| Occupants | 1 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 1 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Trans World Airlines (TWA) Flight 553 was a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 jet airliner, registration N1063T, operated by Trans World Airlines on March 9, 1967, between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Dayton, Ohio. While descending toward Dayton about 29 miles (25 nmi; 47 km) from the airport, the aircraft collided in midair with a Beechcraft Baron, a small, general-aviation airplane, near Urbana, Ohio. All 25 aboard the DC-9 and the sole occupant of the Beechcraft were killed.