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Trans World Airlines — safety analytics

Aggregated accident and incident data from NTSB, Wikidata, and investigation authorities worldwide. Coverage: 1940–2001.

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171Total events
20Fatal accidents
16Hull losses
841Total fatalities
1940–2001Data span

Trans World Airlines fatal accidents

  1. 17 Jul 1996 · East Moriches, New York, United States · Boeing 747-131 · 230 killed
  2. 9 Apr 1992 · Dayton, OH, United States · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 · 1 killed
  3. 8 Mar 1982 · Las Vegas, NV, United States · Boeing 707-131B · 1 killed
  4. 1 Dec 1974 · Berryville,va, VIRGINIA, United States · Boeing 727 · 92 killed
  5. 8 Sept 1974 · N, EUROPE, United States · Boeing 707-331B · 88 killed
  6. 28 Aug 1973 · N, CALIFORNIA, United States · Boeing 707 · 1 killed
  7. 28 Oct 1970 · Dubuque,iowa, IOWA, United States · Boeing 707 · 1 killed
  8. 26 Jul 1969 · Pomona,nj, NEW JERSEY, United States · Boeing 707 · 5 killed
  9. 20 Nov 1967 · Constance,ky, KENTUCKY, United States · Convair 880 · 69 killed
  10. 6 Nov 1967 · Erlanger,ky, KENTUCKY, United States · Boeing 707 · 1 killed
  11. 9 Mar 1967 · N, OHIO, United States · Douglas DC-9 · 26 killed
  12. 4 Dec 1965 · N, NEW YORK, United States · Boeing 707 131B · 4 killed
  13. 23 Nov 1964 · Rome Italy, EUROPE · Boeing 707 331 · 48 killed
  14. 1 Sept 1961 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · Lockheed L-049 Constellation · 78 killed
  15. 24 Nov 1959 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation · 11 killed
  16. 26 Jun 1959 · Milan, Italy, United States · Lockheed L-1649 Starliner · 68 killed
  17. 1 Apr 1956 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States · Martin 404 · 22 killed
  18. 19 Feb 1955 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · Martin 404 · 16 killed
  19. 31 Aug 1950 · Near Cairo, Egypt, United States · Lockheed Constellation · 55 killed
  20. 16 Jan 1942 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · Douglas DC-3 · 22 killed

Accidents by year

Trans World Airlines accidents by year0510151940194419481952195619601964196819721976198019841988199219962000TotalFatal

Top countries

CountryEvents
US150
IT2
IL1
CA1

Data sourced from NTSB CAROL, Wikidata (Q744913), and official investigation authorities. Counts represent recorded events; actual figures may differ from airline-published data due to source methodology differences. Methodology last reviewed 2026-05-06. See /about for details.

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