thumb|upright=1.1|The TWA Flight 800 memorial Montoursville was disproportionately affected by the explosion of TWA Flight 800 on July 17, 1996, off East Moriches, New York, as 21 of the 230 passengers were Montoursville-area residents. The sixteen Montoursville High School students and their five chaperones were on a school-sponsored trip to France as part of a student exchange program.
thumb|upright=1.1|The TWA Flight 800 memorial Montoursville was disproportionately affected by the explosion of TWA Flight 800 on July 17 1996, off East Moriches, New York, as 21 of the 230 passengers were Montoursville-area residents. The sixteen Montoursville High School students and their five chaperones were on a school-sponso,red trip to France as part of a student exchange program.