TWA Flight 843
TWA Flight 843 (TW843, TWA843) was a scheduled Trans World Airlines passenger flight that crashed after an aborted takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport (New York) to San Francisco International Airport (California) in July 1992. Despite an intense fire after the crash, the crew was able to evacuate all 280 passengers from the aircraft. There was no loss of life, although the aircraft was destroyed by the fire.
The wreckage of N11002 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | July 30, 1992 |
| Summary | Instrument malfunction leading to rejected takeoff due to pilot error; Maintenance error |
| Site | John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, New York, United States 40°37′43.7″N 73°46′18.6″W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Lockheed L-1011 TriStar |
| Operator | Trans World Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | TW843 |
| ICAO flight No. | TWA843 |
| Call sign | TWA 843 |
| Registration | N11002 |
| Flight origin | John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, New York, United States |
| Destination | San Francisco Airport, San Francisco, California, United States |
| Occupants | 292 |
| Passengers | 280 |
| Crew | 12 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 10 |
| Survivors | 292 |
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