1.0 Introduction On July 17, 1996, Trans World Airlines flight 800, A Boeing 747-100, exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near New York 12 minutes after its departure. All 230 people on board died. 1.1 Accident Timeline Although the flight was scheduled to depart from JFK Airport at about 7:00 p.m., it was delayed due to a disabled piece of ground equipment and concerns about a suspected passenger mismatch with baggage. The airplane took off at 8:18 p.m., shortly at 8:25 p.m., Boston
SAFETY FOAM 7 4.3 JET FUEL ALTERNATIVE 7 4.4 VENTED AIR GAPS AND INSULATION 7 5.0 CONCLUSION 8 6.0 RECOMMENDATIONS 8 REFERENCES 9 APPENDIX A 10 APPENDIX B 11 SUMMARY On the 17th of July, 1996, 13 minutes in it's flight, Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (TWA 800) crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. The investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows that the aircraft exploded within the Central Wing Fuel Tank (CWT). Unfortunately, NTSB was unable to locate the