N93119 (Boeing 747-131) — accident record & aircraft history

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Scheduled US airline service

Reported in scheduled US passenger service from January 1995 to July 1996 — 333 flights. Last reported flight: July 3, 1996, Trans World Airlines, STL → JFK.

Not reported in scheduled US service since July 1996 (data through July 2026).

Carrier	First	Last	Flights
Trans World Airlines TW	January 1995	July 1996	333

Source: BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (public domain; US reporting carriers, scheduled domestic flights).

Safety history

July 18, 1996AccidentHull loss
An explosion of the center wing fuel tank (CWT), resulting from ignition of the flammable fuel/air mixture in the tank. The source of ignition energy for the explosion could not be determined with certainty, but, of the sources evaluated by the investigation, the most likely was a short circuit outside of the CWT that allowed excessive voltage to enter it…
Boeing 747-131 · 230 fatalities
An explosion of the center wing fuel tank (CWT), resulting from ignition of the flammable fuel/air mixture in the tank. The source of ignition energy for the explosion could not be determined with certainty, but, of the sources evaluated by the investigation, the most likely was a short circuit outside of the CWT that allowed excessive voltage to enter it… Full accident record
July 17, 1996AccidentHull loss
**In-flight Breakup Over the Atlantic Ocean: Trans World Airlines Flight 800** On July 17, 1996, about 2031 eastern daylight time, Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) flight 800, a Boeing 747-131 (registration N93119), crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York. The airplane experienced an in-flight breakup and was destroyed.
Boeing 747-131 · 230 fatalities
An explosion of the center wing fuel tank (CWT), resulting from ignition of the flammable fuel/air mixture in the tank. The source of ignition energy for the explosion could not be determined with certainty, but, of the sources evaluated by the investigation, the most likely was a short circuit outside of the CWT that allowed excessive voltage to enter it… Full accident record

Transportation Safety Board of Canada records3 on file

Worst recorded outcome: minor damage.

February 4, 1993Incident
Boeing 747-125 · Gander 60 MI S · A93A0029
While the b-747 was in cruise flight at fl390, the #4 engine flamed out. The crew requested and received clearance to descend to fl240, and continued to destination. No traffic was affected.
May 7, 1990Incident
Boeing 747-125 · Greenland · A90W0112
A90w0112: IFR separation between ltu1530 & twa761 was compromised when ltu 1530 temporarily entered a ho ld at n69/w60. Spacing wa
August 12, 1986Incidentminor damage
Boeing 747-125 · Halifax 120S · A86A4942
Precaution shut down ENG en route. On t/o a/c threrew tire tread into lndg gear compartment. Failureof oil seal; loss ENG oil

Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).