Trans World Airlines Flight 840 was a regularly scheduled international flight from Los Angeles to Cairo via New York City, Rome, and Athens on April 2, 1986. About 20 minutes before landing in Athens
The aircraft involved in the incident, seen in 1997
United Airlines Flight 811 was a regularly scheduled international flight from Los Angeles to Sydney, with intermediate stops at Honolulu and Auckland. On February 24, 1989, the Boeing 747 serving the
TWA Flight 840 (1986)
…Pan Am Flight 830 - Another 747 that landed safely after a bomb exploded United Airlines Flight 811 - Experienced an explosion after the cargo door opened in mid-flight, causing several passengers to be blown out of the aircraft List of accidents and…
The aircraft after the cargo door tore off in flight, causing explosive decompression and ejecting nine passengers from the aircraft
N4713U, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in 1984
The aircraft in the accident, seen in 1993 after being repaired and re-registered as N4724U
Nine passengers were ejected through this hole in the fuselage