TWA Flight 800

Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (TWA 800) was a scheduled flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport on July 17, 1996. The aircraft was a Boeing 747-100 carrying 212 passengers and 18 crew members.James Sanders, The Downing of TWA Flight 800 (New York: EPinnacle, 2013), p. 15 The plane exploded just 12 minutes after takeoff, tore apart and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York. There were no survivors. The cause was determined to be a spark that ignited the center wing fuel tank. It remains the third-deadliest aviation accident in U.S. history. It is one of the deadliest aviation accidents in Boeing 747 in history.

Passengers and Crew

 Nationality  Passengers  Crew  Total125171424204210010909819707707606404404303202202202101101101101101101Total21218230

Most of the 230 occupants on-board were from the United States, but 42 more came from France, 10 from Argentina, and 60 more from sixteen other countries.

The pilots on board TWA Flight 800 were Captain Ralph G. Kevorkian, Co-pilot Steven E. Snyder and Flight Engineer Richard G. Campbell. All had more than 30 years employment with Trans World Airlines. There was also a Flight Engineer Trainee on board Oliver Krick, who was starting the sixth leg of his initial operating experience training.

 References 

 Other websites 
 The Crash of TWA Flight 800; YouTube

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