page_title: TWA Flight 800 conspiracy theories
hierarchical_section_title: TWA Flight 800 conspiracy theories
caption_attribution_description: English: This photograph is part of the National Transportation Safety Board accident report for TWA Flight 800. The date on the photograph shows as May 20, 1997. It is figure 29 of the report, which is described as: A photograph of the large three-dimensional reconstruction, with the support scaffolding visible. Uploaded at full size as pulled from the report. URL of this report: http://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/reports/2000/AAR0003.pdf Français&#160;: Cette photographie se trouve dans le rapport d'accident du vol TWA 800 émis par le Conseil national de la sécurité des transports (National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB). La date sur la photo est celle du 20 mai 1997. Il s'agit de la figure 29 du rapport, qui est décrite comme suit&#160;: Photographie de la grande reconstitution en trois dimensions de l'appareil TWA 800, soutenu par des échafaudages visibles. Taille d'image originale. URL de ce rapport: http://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/reports/2000/AAR0003.pdf
context_page_description: TWA Flight 800 data, physical and observational, that are absent in official reports suggest that the crash of Trans World Airlines Flight 800 was due to causes other than those determined by the National Transportation Safety Board. The NTSB found that the probable cause of the crash of TWA Flight 800 was an explosion of flammable fuel/air vapors in a fuel tank, most likely from a short-circuit. An alternative explanation posits that the crash was due to a U.S. Navy missile test gone awry. On June 19, 2013, a documentary presented evidence the government investigation into the crash was a cover-up and made news headlines with statements from six members of the original investigation team, now retired, who also filed a petition to reopen the probe. Other possible causes, a terrorist missile strike or an on-board bomb, have not produced supporting evidence.
context_section_description: TWA Flight 800 data, physical and observational, that are absent in official reports suggest that the crash of Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (TWA 800) was due to causes other than those determined by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The NTSB found that the probable cause of the crash of TWA Flight 800 was an explosion of flammable fuel/air vapors in a fuel tank, most likely from a short-circuit. An alternative explanation posits that the crash was due to a U.S. Navy missile test gone awry. On June 19, 2013, a documentary presented evidence the government investigation into the crash was a cover-up and made news headlines with statements from six members of the original investigation team, now retired, who also filed a petition to reopen the probe. Other possible causes, a terrorist missile strike or an on-board bomb, have not produced supporting evidence.
caption: Flight 800 wreckage recovered and reconstructed.
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