TWA Flight 800 (1964)
The accident site | |
| Occurrence | |
|---|---|
| Date | November 23, 1964 |
| Summary | Thrust reverser malfunction followed by runway excursion |
| Site | Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, Rome, Italy 41°48′10″N 12°14′15″E / 41.80278°N 12.23750°E |
| Aircraft | |
| A TWA Boeing 707-331, N768TW, sister ship to the accident aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 707-331 |
| Operator | Trans World Airlines |
| Registration | N769TW |
| Flight origin | Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport, Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
| 1st stopover | O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| 2nd stopover | John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, New York, United States |
| 3rd stopover | Orly Airport, Paris, France |
| 4th stopover | Milan Malpensa Airport, Milan, Italy |
| 5th stopover | Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, Rome, Italy |
| 6th stopover | Ellinikon International Airport, Athens, Greece |
| Destination | Cairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt |
| Occupants | 73 |
| Passengers | 62 |
| Crew | 11 |
| Fatalities | 49 |
| Injuries | 20 |
| Survivors | 24 |
Trans World Airlines Flight 800 was an international scheduled passenger service from Kansas City, Missouri to Cairo, Egypt via Chicago, New York City, Paris, Milan, Rome, and Athens. The Boeing 707 caught fire following a rejected take off on runway 25 at Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, Rome at 13:09 GMT on a flight to Athens International Airport, Greece on November 23, 1964, killing 49 of the 74 people on board.