| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | June 26, 1959 |
| Time: | 1735 |
| Location: | Near Varese, Lombardia, 20 miles NW of Milan, Italy |
| Operator: | Trans World Airlines |
| Flight #: | 891 |
| Route: | Milan - Paris |
| AC Type: | Lockheed 1649A Starliner |
| Registration: | N7313C |
| cn / ln: | 1015 |
| Aboard: | 68 (passengers:59 crew:9) |
| Fatalities: | 68 (passengers:59 crew:9) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | While flying from Athens to Chicago, the No. 6 and 7 fuel tanks in the right wing exploded during a storm. Ignition of gasoline vapors emanating from fuel tank vent pipes by static discharge after the airliner was hit by lightning. |
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