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TWA Flight 840 bombing
 The aircraft involved in the incident, seen in 1997 | |
| Bombing | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 2, 1986 |
| Summary | Bombing |
| Site | Argos, Greece |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-231 |
| Operator | Trans World Airlines |
| Registration | N54340[1] |
| Flight origin | Los Angeles International Airport |
| 1st stopover | John F. Kennedy International Airport |
| 2nd stopover | Leonardo da Vinci Int'l Airport |
| 3rd stopover | Athens (Ellinikon) Int'l Airport |
| Destination | Cairo International Airport |
| Passengers | 115[2] |
| Crew | 7[2] |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Injuries | 7[3] |
| Survivors | 118[2] |
Trans World Airlines Flight 840 was a regularly scheduled international flight from Los Angeles to Cairo via New York City, Rome, and Athens on April 2, 1986. About 20 minutes before landing in Athens, a bomb was detonated on the aircraft while it was over Argos, Greece, blasting a hole in the plane's starboard side. Four passengers died after being blown out, while another seven were injured by flying shrapnel and debris. The dead were identified as Alberto Ospino, a Colombian-born American from Stratford, Conn.; Demetra Stylian, 52; her daughter, Maria Klug, 25, and her granddaughter, Demetra, 18 months old, all from Annapolis, Md.[citation needed] The aircraft then made a successful emergency landing with no further loss of life.[4]
- ^ "FAA Registry (N54340)". Federal Aviation Administration.
- ^ a b c Smith, William E.; Borrell, John; Gondicas, Mirka (1986-04-14). "Terrorism Explosion on Flight 840". Time. Archived from the original on May 10, 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- ^ "On This Day - 1986: Bomb tears hole in airliner over Greece". BBC News. BBC. 1986-04-02. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- ^ "TWA Pilot's Wife Says Her Husband is a Hero With PM-Plane-Bomb Bjt". AP News. Associated Press. 3 April 1986. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
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