TWA Flight 800 (1964)

Accident details

Date

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Location

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Country

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Operator

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Aircraft

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Registration

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From

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Stopover

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To

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Passengers

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Crew

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Injuries

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Summary

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What happened

A Boeing 707 suffers engine failure and crashes at Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, killing 50 of 73 on board; the cause is an inoperative thrust reverser.