Athens – Rome – Milan – Paris – Shannon – Gander – Chicago

On June 26, 1959 at 05:35 PM, Athens – Rome – Milan – Paris – Shannon – Gander – Chicago experienced a crash involving Lockheed L-1649 Starliner, operated by Trans World Airlines - TWA, with the event recorded near Milan Lombardy.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

68 people were known to be on board, 68 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 9, passengers on board: 59, passenger fatalities: 59, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. About fifteen minutes after it departed Milan-Malpensa Airport, while cruising at an altitude of 10,000 feet, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity. It is believed the airplane was hit by lightning when the right wing broke off shortly later. Out of control, the airplane entered a dive and eventually crashed in a field located 32 km northwest of Milan. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 68 occupants have been killed. More info on https://www.olgiateolona26giugno1959.org/cra_e.html

Aircraft reference details include registration N7313C, MSN 1015, year of manufacture 1957.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.5207°, 9.2108°.