Tel Aviv - Athens - Rome - New York

On September 8, 1974 at 11:40 AM, Tel Aviv - Athens - Rome - New York experienced a crash involving Boeing 707, operated by Trans World Airlines - TWA, with the event recorded near Ionian Sea All World.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

88 people were known to be on board, 88 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: 79, passenger fatalities: 79, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The four engine airplane departed Athens-Ellinikon Airport at 1112LT on a flight to Rome, last leg before the transatlantic flight to New York. While cruising at an altitude of 28,000 feet, the airplane went out of control, entered a steep dive and crashed into the Ionian Sea bout 80 km west of Kefalonia Island, Greece. Some debris were found floating on water and no survivor was found among the 88 occupants.

Aircraft reference details include registration N8734, MSN 20063/789, year of manufacture 1969.