TWA Flight 800 (1964)

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TWA Flight 800

A TWA Boeing 707-331, N768TW, sister ship to the accident aircraft
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 / 41.80278; 12.23750
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Boeing 707-331
Operator	Trans World Airlines
Registration	N769TW
Flight origin	Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport, Kansas City, Missouri
1st stopover	O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois
2nd stopover	John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, New York
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
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^[1] on a flight to Athens International Airport, Greece on November 23, 1964.