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TWA Flight 800, a 25-year-old Boeing 747-100 was a flight between New York and Rome with a stopover in Paris on July 17, 1996 with 230 passengers and crew members on board.

The Crash:
The accident aircraft had arrived in New York City that day after a flight from Athens as TWA Flight 881 and arrived around 4:38pm and would depart to Paris at around 7pm as Flight 800. However, the flight was delayed for an hour as there had been a baggage on board that didn't match up with a passenger, although the passenger was confirmed to be on board later on. After the incident, the flight took off from New York at 8:02pm. About half an hour later, the 747 was climbing up to 15,000 feet when an explosion occurred on board. Seconds later, the whole front section of the fuselage separated from the rest of the aircraft. The front section span out of control in flames. The rest of the aircraft was also on fire and began flying upwards before stalling and continuously breaking up. There was another major explosion before the aircraft crashed into the Atlantic Ocean killing all 230 passengers and crew on board. The investigation of the crash was one of the most lengthiest investigations yet, due to the many conspiracy theories that were brought up. It was concluded by the NTSB that the breakup was caused by a fuel tank explosion caused by a short circuit in a set of wires located next to the fuel tank, allowing high amounts of voltage to ignite the petrol, however many people still believe to this day that the plane was brought down by a terrorist bombing or a missile strike and is a government cover-up.

All video clips are from Seconds from Disaster: TWA 800 (S02E10)

Music: Arn Anderrson - Farewell Life

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