TWA Flight 800

On July 17, 1996, TWA Flight 800, a 747 departing from JFK Airport in New York, bound for Paris, exploded in midair just east of Long Island, killing all 230 passengers and crew on board. Shortly afterwards, witness reports started to emerge about a streak of light, possibly a flare, a firework, or perhaps even a missile, was seen streaking through the sky and impacting the aircraft causing a massive fireball. Was it a terrorist attack? A Navy accident? The NTSB and FBI have said no. But that’s definitely not the end of this story. Join Brett and Phil as they discuss much more than just the technical details of the tragedy of TWA Flight 800.

Brett’s Sources:

1. https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR0003.pdf   (warning 9MB .pdf)
2. https://www.aviationtoday.com/2001/06/01/safety-in-avionics-time-to-stop-fuel-tank-explosions/
3. https://aviation-safety.net/database/events/dblist.php?Event=FIT

Phil’s Sources

1. Report: National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). In-flight Breakup Over the Atlantic Ocean Trans World Airlines Flight 800, Boeing 747-141, N93119. https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Pages/AAR0003.aspx
2. Transcript: Cockpit Voice Recorder Database – A database containing CVR transcripts of aviation accidents and incidents. Information date: 06-May-2020.  https://www.tailstrike.com/170796.htm
3. Book: Sanders, James. Altered Evidence – How the Justice Department Framed a Journalist and his Wife. Washington DC: Accuracy in Media, 1999. Print. ISBN-10: 0967665809
4. Book: Cashill, Jack. TWA 800: The Crash, the Cover-Up, and the Conspiracy. Washington DC: Regnery History, 2016. Print. ISBN-10: 1621574717
5. Website: Wikipedia – TWA 800. Information date: 06-May-2020.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA_Flight_800
6. Website: Wikipedia – Ramzi Yusef. Information date: 06-May-2020.  Website: Wikipedia – TWA 800. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramzi_Yousef
7. Article:  Weiss, Philip. T.W.A.  Flight 800 Skeptics Paying a Heavy Price. Observer.  Originally published 21-Feb-2000. Information date: 06-May-2020.  https://observer.com/2000/02/twa-flight-800-skeptics-paying-a-heavy-price/
8. Article: TWA investigation costly. CNN Money. Originally published 15-Apr-1997. Information date: 27-Mar-2020.  https://money.cnn.com/1997/04/15/companies/crashcosts/

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