 N94314, the aircraft involved seen here on October 3, 1989 | |
| Hijacking | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 10, 1976 |
| Summary | Hijacking |
| Site | United States and Canada |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-231 |
| Operator | Trans World Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | TW355 |
| ICAO flight No. | TWA355 |
| Call sign | TWA 355 |
| Registration | N94314 |
| Flight origin | LaGuardia Airport, New York |
| 1st stopover | Mirabel International Airport, Canada |
| 2nd stopover | Gander International Airport, Canada |
| 3rd stopover | Keflavik International Airport, Iceland |
| Last stopover | Paris, France |
| Destination | O'Hare International Airport, Chicago |
| Occupants | 46 |
| Passengers | 41 (including 5 hijackers) |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Survivors | 46 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 1 |
TWA Flight 355 was a domestic Trans World Airlines flight that was hijacked on September 10, 1976, by five "Fighters for Free Croatia",[1] a group seeking Croatian independence from Yugoslavia.