Boeing 707 N8734
8 September 1974 · Cephalonia, Europe · Fatal
Summary
On 8 September 1974 at about 09:40 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N8734, operated by Trans World Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Cephalonia, Europe. 88 people were on board and 88 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cephalonia, Europe
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- N8734
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Trans World Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Tel Aviv, Israel → New York, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0024
People
88 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DETONATION OF EXPLOSIVE DEVICE, AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT.CRASHED INTO IONIAN SEA 50MI W OF CEPHALONIA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 1974 | Boeing 707 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | No injuries | - |
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| 20 Mar 1974 | Boeing 707 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1974 | Boeing 707 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 1974 | Cessna 150H | Almeria, Europe | Rota Navy Flyi | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1974 | Cessna 172F | Brandon, Europe | RAF Lakenheath | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1974 | Boeing 747 | Rome, Europe | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1974 | Boeing 707 | Beirut, Europe | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1973 | Hiller Acft UH-12B | Gothenburg, Europe | Agawam Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1973 | Cessna 182 | Malaga, Europe | Rota Navy Flyi | Serious injuries | - |