TWA Flight 800

Trans World Airlines Flight 800 was a Boeing 747-100 that exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York on July 17, 1996 at approximately 8:31... Wikipedia

• Date:  July 17, 1996
• Summary:  In-flight breakup due to fuel tank explosion caused by short circuit
• Site:  New York Bight, near East Moriches, New York
• 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:  Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, France
• Destination:  Leonardo da Vinci Airport, Rome, Italy
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo