TWA Flight 6963

9Fatalities

14Survivors

23On board

Accident details

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What happened

TWA Flight 6963, a Lockheed L-049 Constellation, crashes near Shannon Airport due to an inaccurate altimeter caused by maintenance errors, killing nine of 23 on board.

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