TWA Flight 800 Disaster

Date: July 17, 1996 • Location: Westhampton Beach, United States

TWA Flight 800 exploded in mid-air and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York.

TWA Flight 800 was a regularly scheduled Trans World Airlines international passenger flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, United States, to Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy, with a stopover at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France. On July 17, 1996, at approximately 8:31 p.m. EDT, or 20:31, twelve minutes after takeoff, the Boeing 747-100 performing this flight exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York.