CNN Special Investigations Unit
Season 2006 Episode 8 - No Survivors: Why TWA Could Happen Again
8.0 ?
2007
Documentary
An examination of the July 17, 1996, tragedy involving the Paris-bound TWA Flight 800, which exploded 12 minutes after taking off from New York's JFK International Airport. Included: animation that shows how a fuel-tank explosion caused the plane to break apart; a look at initial concerns that terrorism may have been to blame, and how the National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause---an electrical short circuit. David Mattingly reports.
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60 min
2
26 Hours of Terror
60 min
3
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60 min
4
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60 min
5
Chasing Angelina---Paparazzi and Celebrity Obsession
60 min
6
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60 min
7
Wounded Warriors
60 min
8
No Survivors: Why TWA Could Happen Again
60 min
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