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Date of Accident:08 September 1974Help
Airline:Trans World Airlines   Help
Aircraft:Boeing 707-331B   Help
Location:Ionian SeaHelp
Registration:N8734Help
Previous Registrations:---Help
Flight Number:841Help
Fatalities:88:88Help
MSN:20063Help
Line Number:789Help
Engine Manufacturer:Pratt & WhitneyHelp
Engine Model:JT3D-3BHelp
Year of Delivery:1969Help
Accident Description:The aircraft pitched up, rolled, and crashed shortly after a bomb exploded in the rear cargo hold, damaging the elevator and rudder control cables. A Pakistani terrorist organization claimed responsibility for the bombing.
 
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