TWA Flight 800

Trans World Airlines Flight 800 was a regularly scheduled international passenger flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, United States, to Fiumicino Airport in Rome,... Wikipedia

• Date:  July 17, 1996
• Summary:  In-flight breakup due to explosion in centre wing fuel tank caused by short circuit
• Site:  Atlantic Ocean, near East Moriches, New York, United States
• Passengers:  212
• Crew:  18
• Fatalities:  230
• Aircraft type:  Boeing 747-131
• Operator:  Trans World Airlines
• Registration:  N93119
• Flight origin:  John F. Kennedy Int'l Airport, New York City, United States
• Stopover:  Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, France
• Destination:  Leonardo da Vinci Airport, Rome, Italy
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo