. ▁ ▁Acc idents ▁and ▁Inc idents ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁- ▁T WA ▁Fl ight ▁ 8 9 1 , ▁ ▁crash ed ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁light ning ▁strike ▁after ▁taking ▁off ▁from ▁Milan ▁Mal p ensa ▁Airport ▁in ▁Italy , ▁with ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁all ▁ 6 8 ▁passengers ▁and ▁crew . ▁May ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁- ▁Air ▁France ▁Fl ight ▁ 4 0 6 , ▁named ▁" De ▁Gr asse " ▁broke ▁up ▁in ▁flight ▁after ▁emp enn age ▁failure ▁over ▁the ▁Sah ara ▁Des ert , ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁caused ▁by ▁an ▁explos ive ▁device , ▁killing ▁all ▁ 7 8 ▁passengers ▁and ▁crew . ▁ ▁Sur v iving ▁aircraft ▁ ▁Four ▁Star lin ers ▁still ▁exist . ▁ ▁N 7 3 1 6 C ▁( c / n ▁ 1 0 1 8 ) ▁ ▁at ▁A ub urn - L ew ist on ▁Airport ▁in ▁Maine ▁was ▁being ▁restored ▁to ▁flying ▁condition ▁by ▁L uf th ans a . ▁First ▁flight ▁of ▁the ▁restored ▁aircraft ▁was ▁planned ▁for ▁som etime ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁with ▁the ▁extensive ▁rest oration ▁having ▁been ▁continuous ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁L uf th ans a ▁announced ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁moving ▁rest oration ▁to ▁Germany . ▁Dec isions ▁about ▁further ▁rest oration ▁will ▁be ▁made ▁after ▁it ▁arriv es ▁in ▁Germany