TWA Flight 840 bombing

TWA Flight 840
The aircraft involved in the incident, seen in 1997
Bombing
DateApril 2, 1986
SummaryBombing
SiteArgos, Greece
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 727-231
OperatorTrans World Airlines
RegistrationN54340[1]
Flight originLos Angeles International Airport
1st stopoverJohn F. Kennedy International Airport
2nd stopoverLeonardo da Vinci Int'l Airport
3rd stopoverAthens (Ellinikon) Int'l Airport
DestinationCairo International Airport
Passengers115[2]
Crew7[2]
Fatalities4
Injuries7[3]
Survivors118[2]

Trans World Airlines Flight 840 was a regularly scheduled international flight from Los Angeles to Cairo via New York City, Rome, and Athens on April 2, 1986. About 20 minutes before landing in Athens, a bomb was detonated on the aircraft while it was over Argos, Greece, blasting a hole in the plane's starboard side. Four passengers died after being blown out, while another seven were injured by flying shrapnel and debris. The aircraft then made a successful emergency landing with no further loss of life.[4]

  1. ^ "FAA Registry (N54340)". Federal Aviation Administration.
  2. ^ a b c Smith, William E.; Borrell, John; Gondicas, Mirka (1986-04-14). "Terrorism Explosion on Flight 840". Time. Archived from the original on May 10, 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  3. ^ "On This Day - 1986: Bomb tears hole in airliner over Greece". BBC News. BBC. 1986-04-02. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  4. ^ "TWA Pilot's Wife Says Her Husband is a Hero With PM-Plane-Bomb Bjt". AP News. Associated Press. 3 April 1986.