As the year came to a close, investigators could still not pinpoint what caused the TWA Flight 800 disaster. The investigators discovered that the nearly empty center fuel tank blew up minutes after takeoff from New York's Kennedy Airport. But they still don't know what sparked the explosion. Bound for Paris, the jetliner exploded off Long Island on the evening of July 17th.
Witnesses describe seeing what looked like fireworks in the night sky.
The fiery explosion killed all 230 people aboard. Divers recovered all but 15 of the bodies and more than 90 percent of the wreckage. Hazardous cargo was suspected in the deadly fire aboard ValuJet Flight 592. The plane plunged into the Florida Everglades on May eleventh, killing all 110 people aboard. Investigators suspect improperly stored oxygen-generating canisters sparked the fire.