TWA Flight 841 (1974)

For the 1979 accident with the same flight number, see TWA Flight 841 (1979).

TWA Flight 841
Bombing
DateSeptember 8, 1974 (1974-09-08)
SummaryTerrorist bombing causing structural and control system failures followed by stall
SiteOver the West Coast of Greece (Ionian Sea)
38°25′N 19°22′E / 38.417°N 19.367°E / 38.417; 19.367
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 707-331B
OperatorTrans World Airlines
Call signTWA 841
RegistrationN8734
Flight originBen Gurion International Airport,
Tel Aviv, Israel
1st stopoverEllinikon International Airport,
Athens, Greece
Last stopoverLeonardo Da Vinci International Airport, Rome, Italy
DestinationJohn F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, United States
Occupants88
Passengers79
Crew9
Fatalities88
Survivors0

On September 8, 1974, a Boeing 707-331B (registered N8734[1]) operating as TWA Flight 841 from Tel Aviv to New York City via Athens and Rome crashed into the Ionian Sea, killing all aboard. The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the plane had been destroyed by a bomb hidden in the cargo hold. The detonation of the bomb destroyed the systems responsible for operating the plane's control surfaces, causing the plane to pitch up until it stalled and dove into the sea.[2][3]

  1. ^ "FAA Registry (N8734)". Federal Aviation Administration.
  2. ^ "Aircraft Accident Report – Explosion in-flight, Trans World Airlines, Inc., Boeing 707-331B, N8734, in The Ionian Sea, September 8, 1974" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. March 26, 1975. NTSB-AAR-75-7. Retrieved June 27, 2019. – Copy at Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University.
  3. ^ "AAR 75-07 Boeing 707 Ionian Sea Crash" (PDF). Airdisaster.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)