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'''TWA Flight 800''' was an airliner which exploded and crashed with no survivors off [[Long Island]] on July 17, 1996. The [[National Transportation Safety Board]] found that the crash was caused by the explosion of the Center Wing Tank, possibly triggered by an electrical short.

'''TWA Flight 800''' was an airliner which exploded and crashed killing 230 with no survivors off [[Long Island]] on July 17, 1996. The [[National Transportation Safety Board]] found that the crash was caused by the explosion of the Center Wing 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 CWT explosions. The fuel 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 and 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]", ''Avionic International'', June 1, 2001.</ref>

The aircraft, a [[Boeing 747]], is one of three Boeing jets since 1990 to fall victim to apparently spontaneous CWT explosions. The fuel 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 and 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>

Although the [[Clinton Administration]] declared the cause of the explosion to be accidental, numerous eyewitnesses saw what appeared to be a missile strike the jet.

Although the [[Clinton Administration]] declared the cause of the explosion to be accidental, numerous eyewitnesses saw what appeared to be a missile strike the jet.