Status: | |
Datum: | Mittwoch 2 April 1986 |
Zeit: | 13:05 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Boeing 727-231 |
Fluggesellschaft: | Trans World Airlines - TWA |
Kennzeichen: | N54340 |
Werknummer: | 20845/1066 |
Baujahr: | 1974-08-29 (11 years 7 months) |
Triebwerk: | 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 7 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 114 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 121 |
Sachschaden: | schwer beschädigt |
Konsequenzen: | Repaired |
Unfallort: | über dem Argos ( Griechenland)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Internationaler Linienflug |
Flug von: | Roma-Fiumicino Airport (FCO/LIRF), Italien |
Flug nach: | Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH/LGAT), Griechenland |
Flugnummer: | TW840 |
Unfallbericht:While descending through FL100 a bomb exploded, causing a 1,40 x 1,60 m hole in the fuselage near seat 10F. Four passengers were ejected through the hole in the fuselage. The aircraft landed safely at Athens.
Investigators concluded that the bomb contained one pound of plastic explosive. It is suspected it had been placed under the seat cushion on a previous journey by a Lebanese woman (later arrested, never convicted) who worked for the Abu Nidal Organisation.
Informationsquelle:
» Internat. Herald Tribune 3.4.86
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Roma-Fiumicino Airport to Athens-Ellinikon International Airport as the crow flies is 1063 km (665 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.