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'''TWA Flight 800''' was an airliner which exploded and crashed off [[Long Island]] on July 17, 1996 killing all 230 aboard. The [[National Transportation Safety Board]] found that the crash was caused by the explosion of the center wing fuel tank, possibly triggered by an electrical short.

'''TWA Flight 800''' was an airliner which exploded and crashed off [[Long Island]] on July 17, 1996, killing all 230 aboard. The [[National Transportation Safety Board]] found that the crash was caused by the explosion of the center wing fuel tank, possibly triggered by an electrical short.

The aircraft, a [[Boeing 747]], is one of three Boeing jets since 1990 to fall victim to apparently spontaneous center wing tank explosions. The tank of a Philippine Airlines Boeing 737 exploded in Manila in 1990 and the tank of a Thai Airways International B737 exploded in Bangkok in 2001. In all three cases, the tanks had been emptied so that they contained only gasoline vapor and residual fuel. All three aircraft exploded on warm summer days. Since 2008, the Federal Aviation Administration has required inerting systems to address this problem.<ref>Evans, David, "[https://www.aviationtoday.com/2001/06/01/safety-in-avionics-time-to-stop-fuel-tank-explosions/ Safety in Avionics: Time to Stop Fuel Tank Explosions]", ''Avionics International'', June 1, 2001.</ref>

The aircraft, a [[Boeing 747]], is one of three Boeing jets since 1990 to fall victim to apparently spontaneous center wing tank explosions. The tank of a Philippine Airlines Boeing 737 exploded in Manila in 1990 and the tank of a Thai Airways International B737 exploded in Bangkok in 2001. In all three cases, the tanks had been emptied so that they contained only gasoline vapor and residual fuel. All three aircraft exploded on warm summer days. Since 2008, the Federal Aviation Administration has required inerting systems to address this problem.<ref>Evans, David, "[https://www.aviationtoday.com/2001/06/01/safety-in-avionics-time-to-stop-fuel-tank-explosions/ Safety in Avionics: Time to Stop Fuel Tank Explosions]", ''Avionics International'', June 1, 2001.</ref>