TWA Flight 800

Flight that exploded and crashed in 1996 off the coast of New York
Event aviation_accident Q908717
TWA Flight 800
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TWA Flight 800

Summary

TWA Flight 800 is an aviation accident[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of aviation_accident entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,127 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • TWA Flight 800 is in the country of United States[3].
  • TWA Flight 800's instance of is recorded as aviation accident[4].
  • TWA Flight 800 is operated by Trans World Airlines[5].
  • The location of TWA Flight 800 was Moriches Inlet[6].
  • TWA Flight 800's Commons category is recorded as TWA Flight 800 (1996)[7].
  • TWA Flight 800's aircraft registration is recorded as N93119[8].
  • TWA Flight 800 occurred on July 17, 1996[9].
  • TWA Flight 800's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.649166666666666, 'lon': -72.63694444444444}[10].
  • TWA Flight 800 resulted in {'amount': '+230'} deaths[11].
  • TWA Flight 800's depicted by is recorded as Explosive Proof[12].
  • TWA Flight 800's depicted by is recorded as TWA Flight 800[13].
  • TWA Flight 800's start point is recorded as John F. Kennedy International Airport[14].
  • TWA Flight 800's destination point is recorded as Roma Fiumicino Airport[15].
  • TWA Flight 800's destination point is recorded as Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport[16].
  • TWA Flight 800's number of survivors is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[17].
  • TWA Flight 800's vessel is recorded as Boeing 747[18].
  • TWA Flight 800's different from is recorded as TWA Flight 800[19].

Body

When and Where

TWA Flight 800 took place on July 17, 1996[9]. The location of it was Moriches Inlet[6]. It is in the country of United States[3].

Context

TWA Flight 800's instance of is recorded as aviation accident[4].

Outcome and Impact

TWA Flight 800 resulted in {'amount': '+230'} deaths[11].

Why It Matters

TWA Flight 800 ranks in the top 1% of aviation_accident entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,127 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . ntsb.gov. ntsb.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ntsb.gov. ntsb.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . ntsb.gov. ntsb.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Aviation Safety Network accident description. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country
    Start point John F. Kennedy International Airport
    Destination point Roma Fiumicino Airport, Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport
    Point in time
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007556499005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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