There are no documented instances of a meteorite striking an airplane, nor has the Federal Bureau of Investigation released any official statement on the likely effects of such an impact, either in general or in the case of Flight 800. (In a recent interview, FBI assistant director James Kall...
Even if federal investigators are unable to determine what caused TWA Flight 800 to explode on July 17, lawyers preparing to file suit against the air carrier say they will conduct their own investigation and present their findings to a civil jury. At stake are hundreds of millions of dollars...
Not every airplane explosion is deliberate, however. TWA Flight 800 broke apart in midair in 1996 after a fuel tank explosion that weakened the plane's structure. "They're going to be looking at the flight controls, they'll be looking at the fuel system and then they'll also be looking...
Presents an update on the United States investigation into the crash of TWA Flight 800, as of July 29, 1996. Recovery of flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from debris field, but the cause remaining a mystery; Maps showing the last transponder returns.E. Phillips...
CAUSE OF TWA FLIGHT 800 CRASH MAY NEVER BE KNOWNLARRY NEUMEISTER
BALTIMORE - Hearings on the cause of the crash of TWA Flight 800 ended yesterday without the "Eureka!" answer families of the 230 dead had hoped for, but the chairman who used them to lobby for safer fuel declared a double victory.Murray, Frank J...
THE QUESTION OF FLIGHT 800 CRASH CONSPIRACIES A WILLIAMSBURG COUPLE THOUGHT THE GOVERNMENT WAS COVERING UP THE CAUSE OF THE TWA FLIGHT 800 BLAST. NOW THEY FACE FEDERAL CHARGES OF CONSPIRACY FOR CONDUCTING THEIR OWN INVESTIGATION.(FRONT)Swift, Earl...
doi:urn:uuid:1a308cee738f6410VgnVCM200000d6c1a8c0RCRDThe National Transportation Safety Board has denied a petition for reconsideration of its findings in the investigation of the 1996 crash of TWA flight 800.Fox Business
The FBI's chief investigator said Wednesday that a "mechanical explanation was looking more likely" in the crash of TWA Flight 800. It was FBI agent James Kallstrom's strongest statement playing down sabotage as the cause of the crash.Newsday...
NTSB stands by cause of TWA flight 800 explosionBy JOAN LOWY