Flight Details
Trans World Airlines Flight 514 was a domestic scheduled flight operating from Indianapolis, Indiana, and Columbus, Ohio, to Washington National Airport. On December 1, 1974, the Boeing 727-231 serving the flight was diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport due to stormy conditions late in the morning.
Accident Sequence
While flying in controlled flight, the aircraft struck a low mountain 25 nautical miles northwest of its revised destination in Mount Weather, Virginia. All 92 occupants—85 passengers and 7 crew members—died in the crash.
Aircraft and Conditions
The accident aircraft was a Boeing 727-231. The weather at the time was characterized as stormy, with conditions described as late morning.