 Starliner N7301C of TWA, sister ship to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 June 1959 |
| Summary | Lightning strike |
| Site | In the town of Olgiate Olona near the hamlet of Marnate,[1] Italy |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Lockheed L-1649A Starliner |
| Operator | Trans World Airlines |
| Registration | N7313C |
| Flight origin | Malpensa Airport (MXP) (MXP/LIMC), Italy |
| Destination | Paris-Orly Airport (ORY) (ORY/LFPO), France |
| Passengers | 59 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 68 |
| Survivors | 0 |
TWA Flight 891 was a Lockheed L-1649A Starliner that crashed not long after taking off from Milan Malpensa Airport on 26 June 1959. All 68 passengers and crew on board were killed.
- ^ TWA Plane, 68 aboard, Crashes Near Milan", Lewiston (ME) Evening Journal, June 21, 1959, p1