TWA Flight 841

1979 aviation incident
Event aviation_accident Q7672526
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TWA Flight 841

Summary

TWA Flight 841 is an aviation accident[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of aviation_accident entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,369 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • TWA Flight 841 is in the country of United States[3].
  • TWA Flight 841's instance of is recorded as aviation accident[4].
  • TWA Flight 841's item operated is recorded as Boeing 727[5].
  • TWA Flight 841 is operated by Trans World Airlines[6].
  • TWA Flight 841 took place at Saginaw[7].
  • TWA Flight 841 occurred on April 4, 1979[8].
  • TWA Flight 841's has cause is recorded as pilot error[9].
  • TWA Flight 841 resulted in {'amount': '+0'} deaths[10].
  • TWA Flight 841 involved {'amount': '+89'} participants[11].
  • TWA Flight 841 involved {'amount': '+82'} participants[12].
  • TWA Flight 841 involved {'amount': '+7'} participants[13].
  • TWA Flight 841 caused {'amount': '+8'} injuries[14].
  • TWA Flight 841's start point is recorded as John F. Kennedy International Airport[15].
  • TWA Flight 841's destination point is recorded as Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport[16].
  • TWA Flight 841's investigated by is recorded as National Transportation Safety Board[17].
  • TWA Flight 841's vessel is recorded as Boeing 727[18].
  • TWA Flight 841's flight number is recorded as TW841[19].

Body

When and Where

TWA Flight 841 took place on April 4, 1979[8]. The location of it was Saginaw[7]. It is in the country of United States[3].

Context

TWA Flight 841's instance of is recorded as aviation accident[4].

Participants

Recorded number of participants include {'amount': '+89'}[11], {'amount': '+82'}[12], and {'amount': '+7'}[13].

Outcome and Impact

TWA Flight 841 resulted in {'amount': '+0'} deaths[10]. It caused {'amount': '+8'} injuries[14].

Why It Matters

TWA Flight 841 ranks in the top 9% of aviation_accident entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,369 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 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. 20d ago · Dexbot bot · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → —
    Vessel → Boeing 727
    Location → Saginaw
    Number of injured → {'amount': '+8'}
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:fa:پرواز ۸۴۱ تی دابلیو ای]]"
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