Crash spoils TWA safety record

1996-07-24T00:00:00

THE TWA 747-100 accident on 17 July marks the first fatal crash for the airline in a decade. The last incident occurred in April 1986, when a terrorist bomb exploded on board a Boeing 727 inbound to Athens, killing four passengers, although the aircraft landed safely.

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