On November 6 , 1967 , TWA Flight 159 , a Boeing 707 on its takeoff roll from the then-named Greater Cincinnati Airport , passed Delta Air Lines Flight 379 , a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 stuck in the dirt a few feet off the runway 's edge . The first officer on the TWA aircraft heard a loud bang , now known to have been a compressor stall induced by ingestion of exhaust from Delta 379 as it was passed . Believing a collision had occurred , the copilot aborted the takeoff . Because of its speed , the aircraft overran the runway , injuring 11 of the 29 passengers , one of whom died four days later as a result of the injuries
TWA Flight 159
TWA Flight 159
Compressor stall