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TWA Flight 841

0Fatalities
89Survivors
89On board

Accident details

What happened

A Boeing 727 goes into a dive over Saginaw, Michigan, following the loss of the number 7 slat; despite the loss of 34,000 feet (10,000 m) in altitude within 63 seconds, all 89 passengers and crew survive an emergency landing at Detroit after the first officer regains control of the plane at 5,000 feet (1,500 m).

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