on september 8, 1974, a boeing 707-331b (registered ) operating as twa flight 841 from tel aviv to new york city via athens and rome crashed into the ionian sea, killing all aboard. the national transportation safety board determined that the plane had been destroyed by a bomb hidden in the cargo hold. the detonation of the bomb destroyed the systems responsible for operating the plane's control surfaces, causing the plane to pitch up until it stalled and dove into the sea.