CNN looks back at the crash of TWA flight 800, reconstructing the events that unfolded on that fateful day and the four-year investigation that followed it. #CNN #News
He also confirmed that the plane did not suddenly rise up in a steep climb. The wings fell off immediately after the explosion, and all of the parts went down. Not up.
@@roadkillavenger1325 No he didn't. You're putting words into his mouth that, he absolutely did not say. People like you fail to understand that in cases like this & 9/11, when you twist the words that people say, you twist the knife in the hearts of those left behind to mourn & grieve. I'm talking about those who will likely never know, but fear the pain & terror their loved ones experienced as they died. I bet you think the towers were brought down with Super Thermite. Just another conspiracy theorist who hurts people who are already hurting. You deserve nothing but ridicule & disgrace.
@bexfun The official story is that the cockpit fell off. When it fell off, the rest of the plane suddenly began rising steeply. The ""experts"" say hundreds of eyewitnesses thought the rising plane was a missile. That pilot said the plane did not rise at all. He said the wings came off during the explosion. He said all of the pieces fell down. Several eyewitnesses saw a light on the horizon at sea level. They watched the object originate from the surface of the water and fly up to meet the plane. It's a big cover-up. No sane person could mistake an object originating from the surface of the water with a plane exploding at over 2 miles high in the sky. The government really does believe us citizens are as dumb as sheep. Well, some of us are. The ones who believe everything thr government tells them are the good little sheep.
I was about 20 years old in 1996 on my way home from NY to London after finishing my year-long Au-pair job in USA. I was on stand-by-ticket waiting for TWA800 to Paris during mid-day that day. But due to delays for TWA800 i was bumped up and booked a ticket with another TWA-flight. Direct to my destination London instead. One little change of a flight-ticket can totally change everything .... 😥😥🤔🤔🤔😲😲😲😲
Sometimes, delays and disappprovals can save us from danger. Believe it or not, me and my parents were almost taken by the ISIS if they decided to confine me in our local public hosptal. Luckily, my mom's instinct let her decide to bring me in the other hospital even it's 1 hour faraway from our province. Then at 3pm, we recieved text messages that the ISIS group had captured our hospital and killed some innocent people and policemen.
John Lydon (sex pistols singer) & his wife Nora missed their flight from Germany to the US, because Nora took so long to pack her case. The flight they missed was Pan Am 103 that exploded over Lockerbie. They didn't let their family know they'd missed the flight, so they were understandably going out of their minds trying to find out.
Just to point out, if you had made the flight, history would have been different. Maybe the flight would not have been delayed in the heat with the air con going full blast Or something else.
I am so sorry for the loss of your brother. 24‘May the LORD bless you and keep you; 25may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; 26 may the LORD lift up His countenance toward you and give you peace.’
I met many of those marines when I was there in Beirut. It seems there are few of us who remember that. I’m so sorry you have had to live remembering that EVERY day.
@@jeffhampton2767Being the word 🚓 police is juvenile. Who are you to correct another man about the words he uses. I bet you wouldn't do it face to face with a grown man so why be a keyboard warrior.
Same here. And I was at my desk at work letting this play in my ear as just background noise and then I heard the emotion in his voice so started paying attention. Made me shed a couple tears.
@@williambush2924 Dude,Your wound waaaay to tight for Y/T. Which part was asinine?? that he had beautiful young family or the totally benign statement of him sounding like Tom hanks. Saying he had a beautiful family is nothing about their individual appearances but they looked great as a family,They looked happy and content as a family. What are you 12?? Can’t believe an adult could find anything wrong with what I wrote.I
@@mellifluousmike Just another Keyboard Rambo with nothing to say for themselves so they have to bag on anyone that has. What’s the matter did I hit a nerve?? You depressed,unhappy and just miserable to be around people crack me up. You actually think you have any input into what I say and do. It pisses you off when anyone is happy around you doesn’t it?? Like I said,What was asinine about my comment. You think the man deserved it because he loved his family??
Man, I can't even fathom having to heal from being affected by a plane crash in any capacity, and may no one else ever have to find themselves in that situation ever again. RIP and healing to all those in involved, if such a thing can be found. It feels cheap to say it that way, but I don't know what else to say
Geez That was beautifully written . Damn . I’m just a viewer like everyone else , but Pheew you got a hold of me with that . Made my wife read it as well . Your a great person . Thanks and stay safe . Later Joey in western Pennsylvania
I can’t imagine what it must’ve been like for that man, to lose his identity as a husband, and as a father. It brings me joy to know that he was given the opportunity to have a family again. He must cherish that new family on another level. God bless him and all of them.
My mom was an FA at the time for TWA, She had flown that route many times. She lost a bunch of friends on that flight, very sad day I remember vividly as a teenager.
I was in high school when this happened. Remember feeling so sad for the students. It’s sad how you can feel a measure of the pain some of the loved ones are feeling. Rest in peace to all those on board. Never forgotten 🙏🏽
I have always accepted that there are some things in this life we will never know. I have had such questions in the deaths of people in my own Family. The hardest thing for me was coming to terms with that. Thank you CNN.
I still find it hard to accept that 9/11 has happened and I always fear of crashing into buildings whenever I’m on a plane and then I refuse to accept the deaths of the passengers of United 93 because they’re my heroes. I’ve hated planes ever since coming very close to 9/11
I am from the UK and I was visiting my dad in Arizona at the time. I was 12 and I had gone as an unaccompanied child (they see you onto and off of the plane and hand you to your relatives). I had 8 weeks to go til I flew back from the day I heard about this. It was so tragic. I was so scared to fly back to the UK. On my journey home we flew over Gatwick and over the tannoy the Pilot announced that we had lost a tyre back in phoenix and that we were having to fly to Heathrow as it was a larger runway and airport and had more support there. I was holding the hand of the girl next to me who was also travelling unaccompanied from the announcement til when we approached the Heathrow runway...longest 10-15 mins of my life..the fear and the wondering of what was to come and the TWA was fresh in my mind. As we approached I could see the fire engines on standby. So glad to say that we landed without incident and I've never been so relieved in my life. I remember thinking that I hope those on the TWA instant didn't know anything and that it is as instant. Knowing something will happen, I can't fully imagine but I know I had a taster of the fear and it was horrendous. Also what stuck in my mind was that my mum and stepdad were at Gatwick waiting for me and they were telling me how the board just suddenly said 'delayed' and they knew we were mid air at the time. The panic on everyone was palpable apparently as you can imagine. Imagine what all the TWA victims families were feeling standing there watching and waiting for their loved ones. Tragic and harrowing. The TWA crash has stayed with me for the last 28!years as if I was an American. Back home noone really knew anything about it and that was hard as it had affected me but couldn't relate to anyone. Rip to all those souls on board and love to their families ❤
Do you still fly today? I don't think I would (especially as an adolescent) be able to fly all the way back to the UK in the first place. Then to have a mechanical issue happen during your flight??? That's just terrifying. I feel bad for your little 12 year old self! Those series of events HAD to have changed you in some way, don't you think? More cautious, lest trusting , less carefree (or more?), afraid of flying, ...
Goddamn. Must have been a surreal feeling knowing how close it was. Then again, if the car hadn't broken down, the plane may not have crashed either due to chaos theory.
Former aircraft mechanic in the 70's with com'l pilot's license. An empty fuel tank is FAR dangerous that a full one as it's the vapor of fuel and not the fuel itself that either burns or when it's concentrated explodes. Case in point: we had a C-130 cargo plane in front of our hanger, the fuel had been drained from the left wing, and (with breathing equipment) a mechanic was INSIDE the wing through a manhole cover on top of the wing. An inspector was standing on top of the wing signing off on his work. Some idiot threw a switch in the cockpit (marked with a red tag!), an electrical arc (spark) occurred in the wing. The force of the explosion obliterated the two men and blew the wing right off the aircraft. Conspiracy theories aside, the NTSB got it right when they figured out that the empty of fuel, (but not vapors) center tank was set off by an arcing electrical line that ran right through the tank. This is one of the hazards of aging aircraft that require more and more maintenance to keep them airworthy and flying.
I'm still skeptical of it. Even if the center fuel tank was completely empty , the voltage that they are saying arced and ignited it would still be too low. If this was true , it would've been a far more common occurrence amongst many different types of craft. Sitting on a tarmac in NYC for a few hours ? Imagine how many failures or common maladies would have occurred to craft sitting on the tarmac in Texas or Arizona where it's really , really hot.
That’s why it’s so annoying when people act like a car full of fuel is a danger to have a big explosion. A car’s fuel tank is basically can only explode if it’s running on fume.
I cannot imagine losing your wife AND children. My sister took French in high school, and to this day, she refuses any trip requiring flying over the ocean because a high school French class on this flight. It traumatized her deeply.
Multiple people stated that they saw a rocket ascend up to the aircraft, yet the Government made up the story of a wire going through the fuel tank blowing it up. One section of the plane was not found during the recovery, assuming that section was the point of the explosion.
I remember the evening of July 17, 1996, very vividly. Even though no one I knew was on Flight 800, for some reason this one felt so personal. Those who lost someone they love, they are all equally as important. But, Mr. Lychner's story stood out the most to me. I always wondered what became of him, and I'm so glad to see that he remarried and has moved on.
My Love and warm thoughts go to all the families of the passengers and crew who perished in this terrible tragedy ❤❤🙏 May the passengers and crew RIP🙏❤️❤️
I am norwegian. I remember this well because two young norwegian men aged 23 and 30 were on the plane. They were cousins and had been on a trip to the US with their corps. The cousins decided to stay a few days longer when the rest went home, because they wanted to see New York.
I just watched the Mayday episode. The thought of the cockpit falling to the ocean with the pilots still alive is just horrifying to imagine. My sincere condolences to the families of everyone involved.
@@Maryyeung12894One of the best planes ever made. And, ignore the media hysteria, Boeing airplanes still have the best safety record of any airline manufacturer in history. Both Boeing and Airbus passenger planes are incredibly safe.
First of all why did the FBI do the investigation? It has to be the NTSB period. The NTSB was investigators were not happy to be treated in a bad way. This has got to be a missile
*_Former Boeing Everett - where 747's are produced._* I was working there in 1996 at the time of Accident. From the beginning, lots of confusion what happened and how do we prevent it from happening again. It wasn't until much later in 2000 that the Final Report was released. I have been inside the Center Fuel Tank on new 747's and they are big enough to walk through standing up. The likely culprit was the Center Fuel Tank exploded. It was empty at the time, but fumes from the Jet Fuel (refined Kerosene) ignited. At the time, it was hot and the aircraft was waiting for hours due to delays at JFK Airport. The AC equipment is located under the center fuel tank. Heat from the AC's heated up the Tank and the little fuel left on bottom. Wiring had damaged insulation, and a spark caused an explosion at 16,000 feet when it was still climbing. Front of plane blew off and fell to the ocean below. Rest of plane with wings climbed steeply because center of gravity shifted towards rear with front of plane now gone. It too fell into the ocean. There were no survivors. Since then, wire with this kind of insulation is no longer used. Older planes are inspected more frequently and wiring replaced if indicated. A better layer of insulation between the AC equipment was installed on older and all new aircraft to prevent heat from reaching tanks. Inert Nitrogen Gas is also used to replace any Air in Fuel Tanks. Air supports Combustion while Nitrogen prevents it. There have been no further Accidents of this kind since the New Safety Procedures went into effect.
When they said that the souls who were lost died instantly, I hate to ask this question, but how? Many of their bodies were still in tact in the ocean. Was it from asphyxiation?
@@cleochip2938 The instant decompression and thin air at that height alone could kill most but what instantly killed them was most likely snapping of the neck once the plane broke apart those winds at that speed are fierce. Just think of the adrenaline rush from merely putting your head slightly out of a car window how the wind whips and rips past your face. Only people who may not have died instantly had to be at the rear of the plane
@@cleochip2938Plane was at 16,000 feet. After explosion, the center section pitched up and rose thousands more before falling. Lack of Oxygen and trauma from explosion probably killed them before they hit the sea.
@@SJR_Media_Group i think it depends on the position of the passengers. The ones probably to the rear of the craft wouldnt have had the same trauma. The plane didnt go up to high, so they wouldnt have had hypoxia. The alaskan airlines jet with the door that blew off in jan happened around the same altitude, no one passed out. We will never know who was alive but it must have been beyond terrifying. Its just awful to think about.
I remember that night. I was at a concert (Chicago, Crosby Stills & Nash) at Fiddler's Green, which is in the Denver metro area. Heard about the crash from a fellow concert-goer.
It’s weird how July 17th is a somber day in aviation history, marked by tragic incidents like TWA Flight 800, Alliance Air Flight 7412, and TAM Airlines Flight 3054. I know that because 7/17 is my b-day and I remember all these flight crashes because of this 😔
I remember this happening almost down to the minute. I was in the waiting room to the ER thinking I was having a heart issue. Then this happened and was being broadcast on the tv up on the wall. Dear God, that was the last thing I needed to be seeing. It turned out I was having panic attacks instead of a heart issue, but I'll never forget the stress of seeing this unfold.
This happened to me after watching Come and See the most horrifying war movie ever made in 1985, I thought I was actually in the war but it was just the nightmares triggering everything. I’ve never experienced a panic attack like it because I was so severely traumatised that taking it all out on Woody was the best thing yet since he didn’t understand what I was feeling
The man who lost his wife and two daughters has had the best attitude! I believe the investigators got it right. My condolences to all who lost loved ones on this flight. May the victims RIP
It's ridiculous to think it was a shoulder fire missile. Do the math. If a naval AA missile was out of range. Then there's no way a shoulder fire missile could have reached 13,700 alt @ 15 miles out to sea.Traveling at 800 mph. Best range on a SF is 550 yds. There's no way a SF missile can do that. It would've had to be a vehicle mounted AA missle. And the fire trail would be so large. It would like apollo 11 taking off. You just can't carry around a missle that large. And fire one without anybody knowing exactly where it came from.
I remember that woman reporting that she had visions of this happening prior to the crash. The movie final destination was based around this psychic phenomena.
I have to say the fact that all or many bodies were recovered intact makes me doubt that there was an explosion. Wouldn't it be expected that people would be in pieces?
@@edreynolds8721 i have studied the pictures and video many times and you are right. A lot were intact, some were still strapped in the seats. I often wonder if any of the passengers were alive until the very end. Such a sad senseless murder.
My friend was the lead engineer on the investigation. He is a very smart guy and I trust him for sure. He showed me pictures of the reconstructed plane (he reassembled it twice). There is zero percent chance the plane was shot down.
Reassembled it twice? It was only reassembled in the Calverton Hangar in Long Island during the FBI investigation that lasted over a year. I don't care what your friend says, 700 plus people saw something happen that night, some more specific than others and the FBI didn't give a crap what they had to say. There was evidence of a missile but it was suppressed by the FBI. James Sanders and his wife Liz, a former TWA employee went to jail for simply getting a piece of the plane seat examined in a lab and it came back positive for nitrates. The radar data released via FOIA, showed the debris traveling at Mach 4. It wasn't a spark in the CWT, enough with the lies and deceit already. I have a myriad of contradictory evidence proving that you and your imaginary friend are full of shit. Whistleblowers came out years later confirming that the investigation was tainted from the get go by the FBI and the CIA.
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No evidence of a missle, bomb, or explosive material other than jet fuel, corrrect? Someone for sure would have leaked that critical info if there was the slightest evidence me thinks. Too many investigators to all be in on something else, like a terrorist attack.
*Please turn on the automatic closed captions!* This is useful for many people, _besides the hearing impaired_---if children are playing in the backgroud; outside noise coming through an open window; listening late at night when others are asleep, and other reasons. How does a huge news organization like CNN not have captions enabled? *_PLEASE TURN ON AUTOMATIC CLOSED CAPTIONS._*
Two days earlier, I was in Nashville enjoying the music of French guitarist Marcel Dadi. Sadly, he was on that flight headed home when FLT 800 fell into the sea.
I remember this event and the evening that it was on the news around 8:30-9:00pm. I remember what I was doing like as it was yesterday. Although I personally didn’t know anyone personally, this was hard to watch and endure through that summer. So many innocent people going about their lives and in an instant it was over. This was a horrific event that impacted me and watching this now has brought it all back. May all those souls rest in eternal peace!
@@JimMac23 Watched many Documentaries on the subject Witnesses explain seeing a Missile chase Flight 800 and impacting the Plane FBI wouldn’t even hear from them.Get your head out of the sand.
I don't think so necessarily. In these parts, yes. But most people I know have forgotten about the crash, but still remember TWA very well, at least for the over 50 crowd.
twa was a great airline and the people who worked there were great , i left on a twa 707 from jfk to texas to report for basic training us army @@cchris874
I remember this event very well as my sister was getting married and her husband was supposed to be in New York for Boeing and had struggled to get the time off to get married. He was a Boeing engineer and was supposed to be taking part in exercises with the military simulating a commercial airplane being flown into a New York skyscraper, we had talked about the exercises in regards to him getting the time off. The point is the military was supposed to track a plane and shoot it down but obviously there wasn’t supposed to be any live fire and I can tell you his phone was blowing up from his boss before the news was on the air, this exercise also confirmed for me George bush was lying on 9/11 when he claimed the government never considered someone would use airplanes to destroy buildings as we had budgeted money for and conducted exercises for that very scenario
Yeah Dubya didn't look very convincing in that schoolroom reading an upside down book. Likewise multiple stories of draft dodging Cheney playing simulated war games on the East Coast that morning creating massive fake radar blips from DC to Boston.
So you believe they shot down TWA flight 800? I imagine your brother in law has to answer some questions? Officially they still have no answer on cause. I sure hope they didn’t shoot it down and it didn’t “act “ like a plane ✈️ being shot down?
I was 5 years old, we were leaving cupsogue and saw what I thought was a firework over the ocean. I didn’t know it was a plane crash and loved fireworks but this creeped me out, for years I would have dreams of strange fireworks and phenomenon so happening over the ocean putting me into a phobia of the ocean for years to come. I was so young I never understood that it was a plane crash but i knew something was horribly wrong. One night we were talking about flight 800 in my teens and for the first time realized that was flight 800 I saw.
I remember when that happened it was one of the worst plane crashes ever. my condolences to all the families who lost their loved ones on that flight that evening may they all RIP💐❤️
Only 747 center wing fuel tank to ever explode with no changes to design or fueling procedures with hundreds of people, including war veterans, saw multiple missles fly at the plane…hmmm, I wonder what it was?
The problem was not unique to the 747 or even to Boeing aircraft, that's why. In any case, there were design changes: Boeing and others were required to place heat shields between the air conditioning system and the centre wing fuel tank to prevent dangerous heating, and requiring that the air conditioning system is shut off if the aircraft is delayed for extended periods. These temporary measures were put in place whilst the FAA worked with engineers to design the ultimate failsafe that is now required on all passenger aircraft - nitrogen inerting systems. Also, it wasn't the only aircraft to suffer a fuel tank explosion: Thai International Airways flight 114 and Philipine Airlines 143 both suffered similar fates, and you can't argue that they were hit by a missile because they both happened on the ground!
@@LordSandwichIIunfortunately, there were traces of explosives from it on the some seats and the pieces with fragments were removed by the FBI. I recommend you read Jack Cashill’s book, it’s free on Audible. The military accidentally shot it down during an exercise and it was covered up.
Nice "disclaimer" at the end, Kalstrom. The way the FBI and NTSB prosecuted journalists, selectively ignored CREDIBLE witnesses who saw 800 explode, even from from "ordnance" (remember the Army Guard helo pilot looking right at it?), the Mach 1.5+ radar returns, and on and on) was absolutely disgraceful. Then there's the REAL video that CNN played and so many of us saw from the deck that aired many times the next day before it was pulled? Many people know the the truth buddy. May God have mercy on you.
Fred Meyer, whom you refer to, told the authorities he saw a streak of light, then almost immediately a fireball which fell to the water in some 10 seconds. This supports the streak being a late stage event. He later decided to repudiate his own testimony because it didn't support his conviction he saw ordnance. While he states he has seen ordnance before, he does not say he ever saw a commercial airliner explode before. So how does he know that might not also resemble ordnance? "mach 1.5+ radar returns" might well be the most powerful case for a missile. The NTSB did take up this claim, questioning "the quality of the radar data representing this debris by citing information such as ½ nautical mile “scatter” between multiple FAA radar facilities. " This prompted a rebuttal by Tom Stalcup which to me demonstrates the futility of non-trained nonspecialists being able to figure all this out. Without a neutral platform to judge both sides, I cannot accept this argument as beyond reasonable doubt. Can you?
Totality. Are you saying this would be the first time a military man would be pressured to change his statement? The plane accelerated after being hit. A high AOA with the same power setting would decelerate the plane, not climb it- at least not for long as shown in that bogus CIA animation. Notice I said "CIA animation". Why the hell the CIA? Why was a Stinger missile parts briefing document (regarding what to look for in the water) left in a hotel room by an FBI agent? Stingers eject a battery module after firing. Why have no other 747's just exploded like this, despite flying out of hot places like Dubai and Saudi for decades? What was the mystery boat seen leaving at high speed from the scene? Never identified. Were the 200 people who saw a missile all totally wrong? Were you alive then? I was. Many people recall seeing a video playing on CNN and in Asia for the first few hours after the incident that showed the smoke trail. It's "gone" now. Do you believe everything the government touches and always has "missing data" is legit? Two seconds gone? How nice. Where's the full cockpit skin of the plane? I see a LOT of aluminum missing on the rebuild. This is exactly where the missile hit the 777 over Ukraine. In the captain's window. There is so much more. Totality.
My heart goes out to All of them❤.But the Man who lost his wife Pam and his 2 daughters hit me hart.Imagine you talk to your wife on the phone hearing your girls behind her and half hour later your family is gone😢
The story of Joe Lychner is so heartbreaking. But what incredible resiliency he has in life to move forward from his unimaginable loss and have another family to this day. God was good to him in the end 🙏
moriches bay was the site of a UFO recovery on the inlet island to the right, i m a flounder fisherman wittnessed us army , navy and coast guard operation going on there in sept of 1989. was even told by coast guard to stay away from area but you could see it was a huge operation ! sorry to all who lost family on that day .
When I was in the Coast Guard we were tasked with cleaning up the crash. We were told at the time that it was a Navy accident that they were firing projectiles during a training exercise and one of those projectiles (chaff) struck the plane. Surprising to see how this video is talking about it.
That was a theory without evidence to support it. They refused to believe the missile strike, despite significant eyewitness testimony from multiple locations and angles of view. Crash site investigators definitely found evidence of explosives on some parts of the wreckage, but the FBI intentionally ignored and then "misplaced" pieces sent for examination by NTSB officials. Kalstrom is a liar, Period. Do you think its possible for a plane without a nose to ascend 2000 feet before beginning to fall?
That sounds illogical, tho. If you KNOW overheating is a possibility, you can't possibly be stupid enough to put the HOT A/C components UNDER the fuel tanks. But, there it is.
There is another documentary if you can find it where several retired NTSB agents assigned to the crash, confirmed, residue commensurate with fuel from a missile impact. But the FBI restricted their abilities.
not all were built the same. this was a 747-100, the first model. later one had changes and improvements. you cant compare a 747-8 to a 100 in terms of electronics and equipment.
Read about the Swiss Cheese model in reference to aviation accidents. If all the holes in the Swiss Cheese line up, then you have an accident. But if all the holes don't line up, then you don't have an accident. Unfortunately, on that day all the holes lined up for that particular airplane and the people riding in it. Change one thing that day, like it sitting there for two hours instead of four, and probably the plane makes it to Paris and everything is fine.
Well, also based on how the fuel tank exploded - which was due to bad wiring inside the fuel tank - not every bundle of wires is going to deteriorate the same way to cause the same situation. Not every flight was stuck on the tarmac with the AC blasting in July. Yes there are a lot of planes that are similar and even the same type under TWA with disregarded maintenance but that doesn’t mean the same set of circumstances is going to befall every single plane to cause the events that caused the fuel tank to explode.
My ex wife s cousin was a Captain with TWA at that time. He and i talked about the incident. We talked about jet fuel which is kerosene. Kerosene is flammable but think of a kerosene lamp. The flame is within inches of the fuel. He told me that during his career any TWA emplyees could visit the warehouse where the planes are pieced back together. After 800 crash an emplyee couldn't get within 3 blocks of the building. The word at TWA it was a missile that went wrong from a military vessel.
Man, this is very sad. After a long week watching the 9/11 videos this just pushed me over the edge and I just start watching. That man that lost his wife and 2 daughters really moved me.
Planes sitting on a tarmac for several hours, does not cause a plane to explode. This happens many times everyday at every airport. Using this as an excuse is ridiculous.
It wasn't just it sitting on the tarmac for hours. That was a part of a string of events that caused the explosion. Taking that singularly as your arguement for why you don't believe the evidence is disingenuous. Not to mention it hasn't happened since because they put protocols in place and better insulted the wiring around the ac units and fuel tank.
@daniellem7398 no protocol was applied after that. How can they do it for African Airlines with their old jets and hot weather? Even if there is a protocol after 1996, Why something like this hadn't happened in years before 1996? Chain of events made by team to cover up a terrorist attack and save Clinton from doing any retaliation. Look at the faces of those 2 agents, you will realise that they are lying.
I just took on a job at a UK airport, my training suggested a TWA aircraft that had an electrical fault , and to report any electrical socket issues . I am not saying it was this flight . But my on my training it stated an electrical fault with a TWA aircraft.
So..round hole = exploding fuel tank, but not missile? Hmm. In flight, the fuselage is cantilevered forward of the wing..putting the top in tension, the bottom in compression. Whatever blew up, it appears to have weakened the structure that was in compression..buckling, probably starting tears in the skin. The tears probably proceeded along the edge of a nearby former (one name for a part the skin is riveted to, giving it the round shape.) Quibbling about the source of ignition, spark or missile, doesn't change that. A missile may have even only exploded nearby, a resulting fragment or two could have penetrated and ignited the fuel tank. Or, a spark. But that doesn't explain what some very credible witnesses saw.
This air disaster happened on July 17, 1996 not 2014. The documentary and movie came out in 2013 after years of extensive investigation as to what caused the plane to explode mid takeoff.
This was the accident that got me fascinated with airplanes and made me want to investigate planes crashes. Later in life I met a person who would become one of my best friends and she told me her cousin was on the plane. He went to montoursville, HS.
To the guy specifically, who lost his beautiful family (at beginning, 2 little blonde daughters), obviously my heart pangs for all. But this is a heartfelt message from my family to you. May you find solace, from this transatlantic message of hope. We are with you, and hope our love reaches you. There are people pan-global who care, empathise and feel your pain and loss, albeit on a different level. In the most dreadful of circumstances, my family and I convey our love, and are sincerely glad your precious loved ones were all recovered and laid to rest with the dignity you all warranted. R.I.P.🪽✝️⛪️
so it is the accident of 1996, and 2014 is when this documentary was made? I find it somewhat unclear (skipping your vision on the first 30 seconds) maybe placing the date 1996 in the title or info tabs underneath would help.
When the father started talking about his daughter... I had to cry. You could still see the pain in his eyes years later😭💔
Same here… it was heartbreaking to watch 😔. He is reunited with his beloved daughter because he passed away Feb 26, 2023.
@@cazi5759 how sad 😞 but now he is reunited with your beloved daughter 🙏🏻🕊️🖤
😢😢😢😢
The pilot who witnessed the explosion is obviously affected to this day, it's in his voice and on his face...God bless this man too 😞
He also confirmed that the plane did not suddenly rise up in a steep climb. The wings fell off immediately after the explosion, and all of the parts went down. Not up.
@@roadkillavenger1325 No he didn't. You're putting words into his mouth that, he absolutely did not say. People like you fail to understand that in cases like this & 9/11, when you twist the words that people say, you twist the knife in the hearts of those left behind to mourn & grieve. I'm talking about those who will likely never know, but fear the pain & terror their loved ones experienced as they died. I bet you think the towers were brought down with Super Thermite. Just another conspiracy theorist who hurts people who are already hurting. You deserve nothing but ridicule & disgrace.
@@roadkillavenger1325what does that imply?
@bexfun The official story is that the cockpit fell off. When it fell off, the rest of the plane suddenly began rising steeply. The ""experts"" say hundreds of eyewitnesses thought the rising plane was a missile.
That pilot said the plane did not rise at all. He said the wings came off during the explosion. He said all of the pieces fell down.
Several eyewitnesses saw a light on the horizon at sea level. They watched the object originate from the surface of the water and fly up to meet the plane.
It's a big cover-up. No sane person could mistake an object originating from the surface of the water with a plane exploding at over 2 miles high in the sky.
The government really does believe us citizens are as dumb as sheep. Well, some of us are. The ones who believe everything thr government tells them are the good little sheep.
@@bexfun It implies that @roadkillavenger1325 is full of shit & a conspiracy theorist. The witness did not say any of that.
I was about 20 years old in 1996 on my way home from NY to London after finishing my year-long Au-pair job in USA. I was on stand-by-ticket waiting for TWA800 to Paris during mid-day that day. But due to delays for TWA800 i was bumped up and booked a ticket with another TWA-flight. Direct to my destination London instead. One little change of a flight-ticket can totally change everything .... 😥😥🤔🤔🤔😲😲😲😲
Wow. Talk about chilling!
Sometimes, delays and disappprovals can save us from danger. Believe it or not, me and my parents were almost taken by the ISIS if they decided to confine me in our local public hosptal. Luckily, my mom's instinct let her decide to bring me in the other hospital even it's 1 hour faraway from our province. Then at 3pm, we recieved text messages that the ISIS group had captured our hospital and killed some innocent people and policemen.
Did you hear about that woman who had visions/premonitions about TWA flight 800 crash prior to it happening?
John Lydon (sex pistols singer) & his wife Nora missed their flight from Germany to the US, because Nora took so long to pack her case. The flight they missed was Pan Am 103 that exploded over Lockerbie. They didn't let their family know they'd missed the flight, so they were understandably going out of their minds trying to find out.
Just to point out, if you had made the flight, history would have been different. Maybe the flight would not have been delayed in the heat with the air con going full blast
Or something else.
My brother died in a terror bombing in ‘83. I have never been the same.
I am so sorry for the loss of your brother.
24‘May the LORD bless you and keep you;
25may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
26 may the LORD lift up His countenance toward you and give you peace.’
I’m sorry for your tragic loss.
I met many of those marines when I was there in Beirut. It seems there are few of us who remember that. I’m so sorry you have had to live remembering that EVERY day.
I’m very sorry for the loss of your brother. Believe that you will see him again.
My condolences on the loss of your brother.
That father talking about his daughter made my grown ass man ass cry 😭 RIP to all victims of this tragedy
Can’t lie it had my stone cold hardened ass bawling like a baby
Why say ass. It's Juvenile
@@jeffhampton2767Being the word 🚓 police is juvenile. Who are you to correct another man about the words he uses. I bet you wouldn't do it face to face with a grown man so why be a keyboard warrior.
Me to bro
Same here. And I was at my desk at work letting this play in my ear as just background noise and then I heard the emotion in his voice so started paying attention. Made me shed a couple tears.
Joe Lichner had a beautiful young family. I can’t even imagine how he feels.
He sounds so much like Tom Hanks.
@fuzzybutkus8970 Would it have mattered if they were all not so attractive?? what an asinine comment.
@@williambush2924 Dude,Your wound waaaay to tight for Y/T. Which part was asinine?? that he had beautiful young family or the totally benign statement of him sounding like Tom hanks. Saying he had a beautiful family is nothing about their individual appearances but they looked great as a family,They looked happy and content as a family. What are you 12?? Can’t believe an adult could find anything wrong with what I wrote.I
@@fuzzybutkus8970 Forget about meaningless troll comments, don't even respond dude.
@@mellifluousmike Just another Keyboard Rambo with nothing to say for themselves so they have to bag on anyone that has. What’s the matter did I hit a nerve?? You depressed,unhappy and just miserable to be around people crack me up. You actually think you have any input into what I say and do. It pisses you off when anyone is happy around you doesn’t it?? Like I said,What was asinine about my comment. You think the man deserved it because he loved his family??
Man, I can't even fathom having to heal from being affected by a plane crash in any capacity, and may no one else ever have to find themselves in that situation ever again. RIP and healing to all those in involved, if such a thing can be found. It feels cheap to say it that way, but I don't know what else to say
Geez That was beautifully written . Damn . I’m just a viewer like everyone else , but Pheew you got a hold of me with that . Made my wife read it as well . Your a great person . Thanks and stay safe . Later Joey in western Pennsylvania
I can’t imagine what it must’ve been like for that man, to lose his identity as a husband, and as a father. It brings me joy to know that he was given the opportunity to have a family again. He must cherish that new family on another level. God bless him and all of them.
“I have a family waiting for me in heaven and a family while I’m here” 😭😭😭😭😭
My mom was an FA at the time for TWA, She had flown that route many times. She lost a bunch of friends on that flight, very sad day I remember vividly as a teenager.
2:15 This man lost everything. Dam.
Rest in Peace to his family and God bless him.
@@markfarrington9727yep it looks a cover up to me . A big one
I could barely listen to that father. Wow! Talk about pain 😞
That man is broken.
I was in high school when this happened. Remember feeling so sad for the students. It’s sad how you can feel a measure of the pain some of the loved ones are feeling. Rest in peace to all those on board. Never forgotten 🙏🏽
Are you in college now?
@@Here_and_there89 lol
It’s not about u max
May your family rest in peace. I understand pain . It hurts.
I have always accepted that there are some things in this life we will never know. I have had such questions in the deaths of people in my own Family. The hardest thing for me was coming to terms with that.
Thank you CNN.
I'm sorry for your losses.
I still find it hard to accept that 9/11 has happened and I always fear of crashing into buildings whenever I’m on a plane and then I refuse to accept the deaths of the passengers of United 93 because they’re my heroes. I’ve hated planes ever since coming very close to 9/11
My dad said don't let fear stop you from living a good life.
There's a documentary on free movies artist that goes in depth
I am from the UK and I was visiting my dad in Arizona at the time. I was 12 and I had gone as an unaccompanied child (they see you onto and off of the plane and hand you to your relatives). I had 8 weeks to go til I flew back from the day I heard about this. It was so tragic. I was so scared to fly back to the UK. On my journey home we flew over Gatwick and over the tannoy the Pilot announced that we had lost a tyre back in phoenix and that we were having to fly to Heathrow as it was a larger runway and airport and had more support there. I was holding the hand of the girl next to me who was also travelling unaccompanied from the announcement til when we approached the Heathrow runway...longest 10-15 mins of my life..the fear and the wondering of what was to come and the TWA was fresh in my mind. As we approached I could see the fire engines on standby. So glad to say that we landed without incident and I've never been so relieved in my life. I remember thinking that I hope those on the TWA instant didn't know anything and that it is as instant. Knowing something will happen, I can't fully imagine but I know I had a taster of the fear and it was horrendous. Also what stuck in my mind was that my mum and stepdad were at Gatwick waiting for me and they were telling me how the board just suddenly said 'delayed' and they knew we were mid air at the time. The panic on everyone was palpable apparently as you can imagine. Imagine what all the TWA victims families were feeling standing there watching and waiting for their loved ones. Tragic and harrowing. The TWA crash has stayed with me for the last 28!years as if I was an American. Back home noone really knew anything about it and that was hard as it had affected me but couldn't relate to anyone. Rip to all those souls on board and love to their families ❤
Do you still fly today? I don't think I would (especially as an adolescent) be able to fly all the way back to the UK in the first place. Then to have a mechanical issue happen during your flight??? That's just terrifying. I feel bad for your little 12 year old self! Those series of events HAD to have changed you in some way, don't you think? More cautious, lest trusting , less carefree (or more?), afraid of flying, ...
My friend missed the flight due to broken down car
Very glad he/she didn't get on the plane. I hope they didn't have to deal with any survivor's guilt.
PRAISE GOD!!!
@@Mimi2thebestboyseverbut not for the the dead.
@@Mimi2thebestboysever The same god that killed all the people on the 'plane?
Goddamn. Must have been a surreal feeling knowing how close it was. Then again, if the car hadn't broken down, the plane may not have crashed either due to chaos theory.
RIH to the passengers and crew of TWA 800.
My condolences.
Rih?
It's a typo.
The navy shot that plane down
@@XisrRein Rest In Heaven*
@@JamesFaye-lt4dv
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Former aircraft mechanic in the 70's with com'l pilot's license. An empty fuel tank is FAR dangerous that a full one as it's the vapor of fuel and not the fuel itself that either burns or when it's concentrated explodes. Case in point: we had a C-130 cargo plane in front of our hanger, the fuel had been drained from the left wing, and (with breathing equipment) a mechanic was INSIDE the wing through a manhole cover on top of the wing. An inspector was standing on top of the wing signing off on his work. Some idiot threw a switch in the cockpit (marked with a red tag!), an electrical arc (spark) occurred in the wing. The force of the explosion obliterated the two men and blew the wing right off the aircraft.
Conspiracy theories aside, the NTSB got it right when they figured out that the empty of fuel, (but not vapors) center tank was set off by an arcing electrical line that ran right through the tank. This is one of the hazards of aging aircraft that require more and more maintenance to keep them airworthy and flying.
They never said the tank was empty. Actually, if it's an overseas flight, it was more likely full.
@@melinda5777 There was a center tank in-between the wings that was not full
That sounds so avoidable. How horrendous that people died. ;(
I'm still skeptical of it. Even if the center fuel tank was completely empty , the voltage that they are saying arced and ignited it would still be too low. If this was true , it would've been a far more common occurrence amongst many different types of craft. Sitting on a tarmac in NYC for a few hours ? Imagine how many failures or common maladies would have occurred to craft sitting on the tarmac in Texas or Arizona where it's really , really hot.
That’s why it’s so annoying when people act like a car full of fuel is a danger to have a big explosion. A car’s fuel tank is basically can only explode if it’s running on fume.
I cannot imagine losing your wife AND children. My sister took French in high school, and to this day, she refuses any trip requiring flying over the ocean because a high school French class on this flight. It traumatized her deeply.
That incident ended TWA.
TWA had been circling the drain since 1989 if not earlier.
@@le_th_are you sure I’m just asking I wasn’t born till 2 years later
This was the day before my 9th birthday. My birthday was 7/18. I never forgot it. My grandma lost her best friend on this flight. 💔
I'm so sorry
Multiple people stated that they saw a rocket ascend up to the aircraft, yet the Government made up the story of a wire going through the fuel tank blowing it up. One section of the plane was not found during the recovery, assuming that section was the point of the explosion.
Naw
SO SAD 💔💔💔💔 HEARTBREAKING
13:08 THEY THOUGHT SHE HAD A HEARTBEAT 😮 😢
This is so heartbreaking. RIP to all who perished in this tragedy. 😭
I remember the evening of July 17, 1996, very vividly. Even though no one I knew was on Flight 800, for some reason this one felt so personal. Those who lost someone they love, they are all equally as important. But, Mr. Lychner's story stood out the most to me. I always wondered what became of him, and I'm so glad to see that he remarried and has moved on.
God Bless him.....utterly tragic...
So sorry😢😢😢
Best Evidence TWA Flight 800 video has a lot of the witnesses
“The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.”
- Stephen King
The average American is propagandized daily by our MSM via The Owner class and MIC.
"One way or the other, you WILL come down." Stephen King.
My Love and warm thoughts go to all the families of the passengers and crew who perished in this terrible tragedy ❤❤🙏 May the passengers and crew RIP🙏❤️❤️
I am norwegian. I remember this well because two young norwegian men aged 23 and 30 were on the plane. They were cousins and had been on a trip to the US with their corps. The cousins decided to stay a few days longer when the rest went home, because they wanted to see New York.
I just watched the Mayday episode. The thought of the cockpit falling to the ocean with the pilots still alive is just horrifying to imagine. My sincere condolences to the families of everyone involved.
Was it made by Boeing?
@@Maryyeung12894 Funny enough. It was 747-400
@@SleezelGreezel*747-100, it was the older -100 model
I’ve seen that Mayday episode as well.
@@Maryyeung12894One of the best planes ever made. And, ignore the media hysteria, Boeing airplanes still have the best safety record of any airline manufacturer in history. Both Boeing and Airbus passenger planes are incredibly safe.
This was right before my 10th birthday. I will always remember this!
5 days before by 13th birthday. To this day I still vividly remember that entire evening.
First of all why did the FBI do the investigation? It has to be the NTSB period. The NTSB was investigators were not happy to be treated in a bad way. This has got to be a missile
Proof, please. Not rumors. Proof.
*_Former Boeing Everett - where 747's are produced._* I was working there in 1996 at the time of Accident. From the beginning, lots of confusion what happened and how do we prevent it from happening again. It wasn't until much later in 2000 that the Final Report was released. I have been inside the Center Fuel Tank on new 747's and they are big enough to walk through standing up.
The likely culprit was the Center Fuel Tank exploded. It was empty at the time, but fumes from the Jet Fuel (refined Kerosene) ignited. At the time, it was hot and the aircraft was waiting for hours due to delays at JFK Airport. The AC equipment is located under the center fuel tank. Heat from the AC's heated up the Tank and the little fuel left on bottom. Wiring had damaged insulation, and a spark caused an explosion at 16,000 feet when it was still climbing. Front of plane blew off and fell to the ocean below. Rest of plane with wings climbed steeply because center of gravity shifted towards rear with front of plane now gone. It too fell into the ocean. There were no survivors.
Since then, wire with this kind of insulation is no longer used. Older planes are inspected more frequently and wiring replaced if indicated. A better layer of insulation between the AC equipment was installed on older and all new aircraft to prevent heat from reaching tanks. Inert Nitrogen Gas is also used to replace any Air in Fuel Tanks. Air supports Combustion while Nitrogen prevents it. There have been no further Accidents of this kind since the New Safety Procedures went into effect.
When they said that the souls who were lost died instantly, I hate to ask this question, but how? Many of their bodies were still in tact in the ocean. Was it from asphyxiation?
@@cleochip2938 The instant decompression and thin air at that height alone could kill most but what instantly killed them was most likely snapping of the neck once the plane broke apart those winds at that speed are fierce. Just think of the adrenaline rush from merely putting your head slightly out of a car window how the wind whips and rips past your face. Only people who may not have died instantly had to be at the rear of the plane
@@cleochip2938Plane was at 16,000 feet. After explosion, the center section pitched up and rose thousands more before falling. Lack of Oxygen and trauma from explosion probably killed them before they hit the sea.
@@SJR_Media_Group i think it depends on the position of the passengers. The ones probably to the rear of the craft wouldnt have had the same trauma. The plane didnt go up to high, so they wouldnt have had hypoxia. The alaskan airlines jet with the door that blew off in jan happened around the same altitude, no one passed out. We will never know who was alive but it must have been beyond terrifying. Its just awful to think about.
@@s3vR3xThanks for comment...
This only looks worse for Boeing today.
I remember that night. I was at a concert (Chicago, Crosby Stills & Nash) at Fiddler's Green, which is in the Denver metro area. Heard about the crash from a fellow concert-goer.
It’s weird how July 17th is a somber day in aviation history, marked by tragic incidents like TWA Flight 800, Alliance Air Flight 7412, and TAM Airlines Flight 3054. I know that because 7/17 is my b-day and I remember all these flight crashes because of this 😔
me too my b- day is dec 21 same for pan am over scottland !
My birthday is 7/18 so that is how i remember TWA flight 800. I was 9 years old when it went down.
17 July 2014 is when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine.
@@gerardpoltawsky4656Have 4 friends born 12/21. What are the odds?
@@HPG747Wow, that’s insane. The odds of multiple jumbo jets going down on the same has to be insanely low.
I remember this happening almost down to the minute. I was in the waiting room to the ER thinking I was having a heart issue. Then this happened and was being broadcast on the tv up on the wall. Dear God, that was the last thing I needed to be seeing. It turned out I was having panic attacks instead of a heart issue, but I'll never forget the stress of seeing this unfold.
This happened to me after watching Come and See the most horrifying war movie ever made in 1985, I thought I was actually in the war but it was just the nightmares triggering everything. I’ve never experienced a panic attack like it because I was so severely traumatised that taking it all out on Woody was the best thing yet since he didn’t understand what I was feeling
Your anxiety brought down the plane. Your energy transmitted to the fuselage and brought it down.
The man who lost his wife and two daughters has had the best attitude! I believe the investigators got it right. My condolences to all who lost loved ones on this flight. May the victims RIP
This is so heartbreaking
I remember hearing about Flight 800 that came across the news back in 1996 it was really bad and made me sick to my stomach
It's ridiculous to think it was a shoulder fire missile. Do the math. If a naval AA missile was out of range. Then there's no way a shoulder fire missile could have reached 13,700 alt @ 15 miles out to sea.Traveling at 800 mph. Best range on a SF is 550 yds. There's no way a SF missile can do that. It would've had to be a vehicle mounted AA missle. And the fire trail would be so large. It would like apollo 11 taking off. You just can't carry around a missle that large. And fire one without anybody knowing exactly where it came from.
It was a missle...
@@user-fi6qr8wb9uNo it wasn’t
R.I.P to who was lost 💔
God, that poor man. To lose his wife and his children, his entire family, in one horrible instant.
I remember that woman reporting that she had visions of this happening prior to the crash.
The movie final destination was based around this psychic phenomena.
The NTSB was annoyed by the FBI during the investigation.
Heartbreaking 💔
I have to say the fact that all or many bodies were recovered intact makes me doubt that there was an explosion. Wouldn't it be expected that people would be in pieces?
There would definitely be shrapnel and metal debris not from the aircraft itself in the bodies, like with MH-17.
Some are designed to detonate just before impact. It's possoble
@@edreynolds8721 i have studied the pictures and video many times and you are right. A lot were intact, some were still strapped in the seats. I often wonder if any of the passengers were alive until the very end. Such a sad senseless murder.
Explosions rarely rip people into tiny pieces let alone one that happens at the very front of the plane.
My friend was the lead engineer on the investigation. He is a very smart guy and I trust him for sure. He showed me pictures of the reconstructed plane (he reassembled it twice). There is zero percent chance the plane was shot down.
Reassembled it twice? It was only reassembled in the Calverton Hangar in Long Island during the FBI investigation that lasted over a year. I don't care what your friend says, 700 plus people saw something happen that night, some more specific than others and the FBI didn't give a crap what they had to say. There was evidence of a missile but it was suppressed by the FBI. James Sanders and his wife Liz, a former TWA employee went to jail for simply getting a piece of the plane seat examined in a lab and it came back positive for nitrates. The radar data released via FOIA, showed the debris traveling at Mach 4. It wasn't a spark in the CWT, enough with the lies and deceit already. I have a myriad of contradictory evidence proving that you and your imaginary friend are full of shit. Whistleblowers came out years later confirming that the investigation was tainted from the get go by the FBI and the CIA.
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wow, really credible.
No evidence of a missle, bomb, or explosive material other than jet fuel, corrrect?
Someone for sure would have leaked that critical info if there was the slightest evidence me thinks. Too many investigators to all be in on something else, like a terrorist attack.
*Please turn on the automatic closed captions!*
This is useful for many people, _besides the hearing impaired_---if children are playing in the backgroud; outside noise coming through an open window; listening late at night when others are asleep, and other reasons.
How does a huge news organization like CNN not have captions enabled?
*_PLEASE TURN ON AUTOMATIC CLOSED CAPTIONS._*
8:15 That wreckage is still on fire 😱✈ rip to all the souls on board.
SAD 😥
I don't think I've ever heard of this incident. glad every victim was able to be recovered. great docu
A millenial like me hahaha
@@nxo91 yup lol
Where have you been I distinctly remember this the day time and where I was.
This has been a huge coverup.
@@nxo91more like Gen Z. Y’all are kids that probably weren’t even alive yet. Millennials were.
Depends on your definition of Milllenials. I guess you are a baby boomer huh@@Tsumami__
RIP to those lost!
Wow such a sad time in aviation history
I hear you. That is all I can say at this point.
Two days earlier, I was in Nashville enjoying the music of French guitarist Marcel Dadi. Sadly, he was on that flight headed home when FLT 800 fell into the sea.
It was a missile but it was friendly fire. It wasn't a terrorist act
That is an interesting fiction.
@@JimMac23 Agreed
I remember this event and the evening that it was on the news around 8:30-9:00pm. I remember what I was doing like as it was yesterday. Although I personally didn’t know anyone personally, this was hard to watch and endure through that summer. So many innocent people going about their lives and in an instant it was over. This was a horrific event that impacted me and watching this now has brought it all back. May all those souls rest in eternal peace!
My friend's father was an off-duty pilot n this flight.
Cap Kevorkian ?
no,@@BRAIRCO
There are better documentaries. One showed the investigation into the fuel and electrical lines and their confuguration.
This isn't about the accident, though. It is about the people affected by it.
That wasn't the reason. A missile was.
It's CNN. What do you expect?
The fuel tank story is bull shit
The navy shot that lane down
Hundreds of Eyewitnesses saw a Missile take that Plane down they were Ignored.
There is no proof. What are the names of the hundreds? Hmm?
@@JimMac23 Watched many Documentaries on the subject Witnesses explain seeing a Missile chase Flight 800 and impacting the Plane FBI wouldn’t even hear from them.Get your head out of the sand.
it is amazing how this is the only thing most people today remember of that airline
I don't think so necessarily. In these parts, yes. But most people I know have forgotten about the crash, but still remember TWA very well, at least for the over 50 crowd.
twa was a great airline and the people who worked there were great , i left on a twa 707 from jfk to texas to report for basic training us army
@@cchris874
I remember this event very well as my sister was getting married and her husband was supposed to be in New York for Boeing and had struggled to get the time off to get married. He was a Boeing engineer and was supposed to be taking part in exercises with the military simulating a commercial airplane being flown into a New York skyscraper, we had talked about the exercises in regards to him getting the time off. The point is the military was supposed to track a plane and shoot it down but obviously there wasn’t supposed to be any live fire and I can tell you his phone was blowing up from his boss before the news was on the air, this exercise also confirmed for me George bush was lying on 9/11 when he claimed the government never considered someone would use airplanes to destroy buildings as we had budgeted money for and conducted exercises for that very scenario
Yeah Dubya didn't look very convincing in that schoolroom reading an upside down book.
Likewise multiple stories of draft dodging Cheney playing simulated war games on the East Coast that morning creating massive fake radar blips from DC to Boston.
So you believe they shot down TWA flight 800? I imagine your brother in law has to answer some questions? Officially they still have no answer on cause. I sure hope they didn’t shoot it down and it didn’t “act “ like a plane ✈️ being shot down?
AMEN!!!! ✝️
IT WAS SHOT DOWN BY OUR OWN NAVY!!
No it wasn’t bro stop talking out of your ass
No it wasn’t
Try again
I was 5 years old, we were leaving cupsogue and saw what I thought was a firework over the ocean. I didn’t know it was a plane crash and loved fireworks but this creeped me out, for years I would have dreams of strange fireworks and phenomenon so happening over the ocean putting me into a phobia of the ocean for years to come. I was so young I never understood that it was a plane crash but i knew something was horribly wrong. One night we were talking about flight 800 in my teens and for the first time realized that was flight 800 I saw.
I remember when that happened it was one of the worst plane crashes ever. my condolences to all the families who lost their loved ones on that flight that evening may they all RIP💐❤️
They didn't get it right. They know what happened. A blind man could see it.
See what?
Only 747 center wing fuel tank to ever explode with no changes to design or fueling procedures with hundreds of people, including war veterans, saw multiple missles fly at the plane…hmmm, I wonder what it was?
@@vokqeAlso, no missile fragments...
The problem was not unique to the 747 or even to Boeing aircraft, that's why. In any case, there were design changes: Boeing and others were required to place heat shields between the air conditioning system and the centre wing fuel tank to prevent dangerous heating, and requiring that the air conditioning system is shut off if the aircraft is delayed for extended periods. These temporary measures were put in place whilst the FAA worked with engineers to design the ultimate failsafe that is now required on all passenger aircraft - nitrogen inerting systems.
Also, it wasn't the only aircraft to suffer a fuel tank explosion: Thai International Airways flight 114 and Philipine Airlines 143 both suffered similar fates, and you can't argue that they were hit by a missile because they both happened on the ground!
@@LordSandwichIIunfortunately, there were traces of explosives from it on the some seats and the pieces with fragments were removed by the FBI. I recommend you read Jack Cashill’s book, it’s free on Audible. The military accidentally shot it down during an exercise and it was covered up.
Nice "disclaimer" at the end, Kalstrom. The way the FBI and NTSB prosecuted journalists, selectively ignored CREDIBLE witnesses who saw 800 explode, even from from "ordnance" (remember the Army Guard helo pilot looking right at it?), the Mach 1.5+ radar returns, and on and on) was absolutely disgraceful. Then there's the REAL video that CNN played and so many of us saw from the deck that aired many times the next day before it was pulled? Many people know the the truth buddy. May God have mercy on you.
Fred Meyer, whom you refer to, told the authorities he saw a streak of light, then almost immediately a fireball which fell to the water in some 10 seconds. This supports the streak being a late stage event. He later decided to repudiate his own testimony because it didn't support his conviction he saw ordnance. While he states he has seen ordnance before, he does not say he ever saw a commercial airliner explode before. So how does he know that might not also resemble ordnance?
"mach 1.5+ radar returns" might well be the most powerful case for a missile. The NTSB did take up this claim, questioning "the quality of the radar data
representing this debris by citing information such as ½ nautical mile
“scatter” between multiple FAA radar facilities. " This prompted a rebuttal by Tom Stalcup which to me demonstrates the futility of non-trained nonspecialists being able to figure all this out. Without a neutral platform to judge both sides, I cannot accept this argument as beyond reasonable doubt. Can you?
Totality.
Are you saying this would be the first time a military man would be pressured to change his statement?
The plane accelerated after being hit. A high AOA with the same power setting would decelerate the plane, not climb it- at least not for long as shown in that bogus CIA animation.
Notice I said "CIA animation". Why the hell the CIA?
Why was a Stinger missile parts briefing document (regarding what to look for in the water) left in a hotel room by an FBI agent? Stingers eject a battery module after firing.
Why have no other 747's just exploded like this, despite flying out of hot places like Dubai and Saudi for decades?
What was the mystery boat seen leaving at high speed from the scene? Never identified.
Were the 200 people who saw a missile all totally wrong?
Were you alive then? I was. Many people recall seeing a video playing on CNN and in Asia for the first few hours after the incident that showed the smoke trail. It's "gone" now.
Do you believe everything the government touches and always has "missing data" is legit? Two seconds gone? How nice.
Where's the full cockpit skin of the plane? I see a LOT of aluminum missing on the rebuild. This is exactly where the missile hit the 777 over Ukraine. In the captain's window.
There is so much more.
Totality.
Rumors. I believe scientific evidence, not rumors.
My heart goes out to All of them❤.But the Man who lost his wife Pam and his 2 daughters hit me hart.Imagine you talk to your wife on the phone hearing your girls behind her and half hour later your family is gone😢
RIP
To the passengers and crew of TWA Flight 800
I've always been skeptical about the reasons for the crash 😢
The story of Joe Lychner is so heartbreaking. But what incredible resiliency he has in life to move forward from his unimaginable loss and have another family to this day. God was good to him in the end 🙏
Damn the air traffic controller realizing what occurred was a haunting conversation
moriches bay was the site of a UFO recovery on the inlet island to the right, i m a flounder fisherman wittnessed us army , navy and coast guard operation going on there in sept of 1989. was even told by coast guard to stay away from area but you could see it was a huge operation ! sorry to all who lost family on that day .
When I was in the Coast Guard we were tasked with cleaning up the crash. We were told at the time that it was a Navy accident that they were firing projectiles during a training exercise and one of those projectiles (chaff) struck the plane. Surprising to see how this video is talking about it.
Because this came out in 2014.
The cause was also neither friendly fire nor terrorism. It was a freaking short circuit.
@@Tsumami__ So internally the navy took ownership over the incident but later came up with a cover story?
That was a theory without evidence to support it. They refused to believe the missile strike, despite significant eyewitness testimony from multiple locations and angles of view. Crash site investigators definitely found evidence of explosives on some parts of the wreckage, but the FBI intentionally ignored and then "misplaced" pieces sent for examination by NTSB officials. Kalstrom is a liar, Period. Do you think its possible for a plane without a nose to ascend 2000 feet before beginning to fall?
That sounds illogical, tho. If you KNOW overheating is a possibility, you can't possibly be stupid enough to put the HOT A/C components UNDER the fuel tanks. But, there it is.
There is another documentary if you can find it where several retired NTSB agents assigned to the crash, confirmed, residue commensurate with fuel from a missile impact. But the FBI restricted their abilities.
OK,,1574 747s where built accumulating 118 million flights and this is the only one that had a fuel tank explosion?
not all were built the same. this was a 747-100, the first model. later one had changes and improvements. you cant compare a 747-8 to a 100 in terms of electronics and equipment.
This has always concerned me.
Read about the Swiss Cheese model in reference to aviation accidents. If all the holes in the Swiss Cheese line up, then you have an accident. But if all the holes don't line up, then you don't have an accident. Unfortunately, on that day all the holes lined up for that particular airplane and the people riding in it. Change one thing that day, like it sitting there for two hours instead of four, and probably the plane makes it to Paris and everything is fine.
Our brain dead government thinks everyone is stupid.
Well, also based on how the fuel tank exploded - which was due to bad wiring inside the fuel tank - not every bundle of wires is going to deteriorate the same way to cause the same situation. Not every flight was stuck on the tarmac with the AC blasting in July. Yes there are a lot of planes that are similar and even the same type under TWA with disregarded maintenance but that doesn’t mean the same set of circumstances is going to befall every single plane to cause the events that caused the fuel tank to explode.
I can't even imagine joe i hope life is treating you better these, you have a beautiful family there
After analzying radar data, I am with Tom Stahlcup and his theory as being an absolute valid one. RIP to all.
We all know it was accidental friendly fire from a Navy Vessel
false
We must not forget aviation disasters so many lifes lost
My ex wife s cousin was a Captain with TWA at that time. He and i talked about the incident. We talked about jet fuel which is kerosene. Kerosene is flammable but think of a kerosene lamp. The flame is within inches of the fuel. He told me that during his career any TWA emplyees could visit the warehouse where the planes are pieced back together. After 800 crash an emplyee couldn't get within 3 blocks of the building. The word at TWA it was a missile that went wrong from a military vessel.
More rumors. No evidence.
Man, this is very sad. After a long week watching the 9/11 videos this just pushed me over the edge and I just start watching. That man that lost his wife and 2 daughters really moved me.
Planes sitting on a tarmac for several hours, does not cause a plane to explode. This happens many times everyday at every airport. Using this as an excuse is ridiculous.
It wasn't just it sitting on the tarmac for hours. That was a part of a string of events that caused the explosion. Taking that singularly as your arguement for why you don't believe the evidence is disingenuous. Not to mention it hasn't happened since because they put protocols in place and better insulted the wiring around the ac units and fuel tank.
@daniellem7398 no protocol was applied after that. How can they do it for African Airlines with their old jets and hot weather? Even if there is a protocol after 1996, Why something like this hadn't happened in years before 1996? Chain of events made by team to cover up a terrorist attack and save Clinton from doing any retaliation. Look at the faces of those 2 agents, you will realise that they are lying.
@@Mountaingoat4234 Sorry, not buying that theory.
I just took on a job at a UK airport, my training suggested a TWA aircraft that had an electrical fault , and to report any electrical socket issues . I am not saying it was this flight . But my on my training it stated an electrical fault with a TWA aircraft.
I am so sorry for the loss of your wife and daughters.
What a great but heartbreaking documentary!
This is not a documentary...
It’s also the opposite of great…
It was hit by a missle that has been confirmed by Navy
It was the fuel tank, not a missle.
So..round hole = exploding fuel tank, but not missile? Hmm.
In flight, the fuselage is cantilevered forward of the wing..putting the top in tension, the bottom in compression.
Whatever blew up, it appears to have weakened the structure that was in compression..buckling, probably starting tears in the skin. The tears probably proceeded along the edge of a nearby former (one name for a part the skin is riveted to, giving it the round shape.)
Quibbling about the source of ignition, spark or missile, doesn't change that. A missile may have even only exploded nearby, a resulting fragment or two could have penetrated and ignited the fuel tank.
Or, a spark. But that doesn't explain what some very credible witnesses saw.
@@JulieR73 if it was the tank then why did Navy admit that they possibly shot it down if it anything else I think the Navy would have kept quiet
Fuel tank, not a missile. The navy has never confirmed a missile. You read too many "stories" in the National Inquirer rag sheet.
This air disaster happened on July 17, 1996 not 2014. The documentary and movie came out in 2013 after years of extensive investigation as to what caused the plane to explode mid takeoff.
He said 18 years ago..
God bless them
RIP
I remember seeing this on live television 🙏
“I don’t believe we’ve ever done that…” smh
Anderson, you are one of my favourite presenters on CNN. Greetings from Ireland. ❤❤
Me too.From 🇸🇳
He's really a db, fyi
This was the accident that got me fascinated with airplanes and made me want to investigate planes crashes. Later in life I met a person who would become one of my best friends and she told me her cousin was on the plane. He went to montoursville, HS.
My heart breaks for the first Gentleman
To the guy specifically, who lost his beautiful family (at beginning, 2 little blonde daughters), obviously my heart pangs for all. But this is a heartfelt message from my family to you. May you find solace, from this transatlantic message of hope. We are with you, and hope our love reaches you. There are people pan-global who care, empathise and feel your pain and loss, albeit on a different level. In the most dreadful of circumstances, my family and I convey our love, and are sincerely glad your precious loved ones were all recovered and laid to rest with the dignity you all warranted. R.I.P.🪽✝️⛪️
That pilot who witnessed it…his trauma 😰💔
so it is the accident of 1996, and 2014 is when this documentary was made? I find it somewhat unclear
(skipping your vision on the first 30 seconds)
maybe placing the date 1996 in the title or info tabs underneath would help.
Exactly that! Happened in 96, originally aired in 2014!