TWA Flight 800 was a regularly scheduled international passenger flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, United States, to Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy, with a stopover
The reconstructed wreckage of the aircraft, formerly stored by the NTSB at Calverton Executive Airpark before being scrapped
N93119, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in 1995
The close-up view of N93119's front fuselage, in 1972, showing the seven plugged windows on the upper deck. These plugs were blown out following the explosion of Flight 800.
Burning wreckage of Flight 800 on the surface of the Atlantic Ocean
An aviation accident is an event during aircraft operation that results in serious injury, death, or significant destruction. An aviation incident is any operating event that compromises safety but do
TWA Flight 800
…exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York. All 230 people on board were killed in the crash; it is the third-deadliest aviation accident in U.S. history. Accident investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) traveled to the scene, arriving the following morning amid…
A Bombardier CRJ900, operating as Delta Connection Flight 4819, after it crashed upon landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport on February 17, 2025
Accident Investigation Team from the Civil Aeronautics Board with Director, Bobbie R. Allen – about 1965
JA8119, the Boeing 747 involved in Flight 123
Controlled Impact Demonstration by NASA and the FAA, December 1984