TWA Flight 840 (1986)
The aircraft involved in the incident, seen in 1997 | |
| Bombing | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 2, 1986 |
| Summary | Bombing |
| Site | Argos, Greece |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-231 |
| Operator | Trans World Airlines |
| Registration | N54340 |
| Flight origin | Los Angeles International Airport |
| 1st stopover | John F. Kennedy International Airport |
| 2nd stopover | Leonardo da Vinci Int'l Airport |
| 3rd stopover | Athens (Ellinikon) Int'l Airport |
| Destination | Cairo International Airport |
| Passengers | 115 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Injuries | 7 |
| Survivors | 118 |
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 dead were identified as Alberto Ospina, a Colombian-born American from Stratford, Conn.; Demetra Stylian, 52; her daughter, Maria Klug, 25, and her granddaughter, Demetra, 18 months old, all from Annapolis, Md. The aircraft then made a successful emergency landing with no further loss of life.