NTSB Explains More about TWA 800 Crash
NTSB investigators recreated much of TWA 800's fuselage piece by piece.
NTSB investigators recreated much of TWA 800's fuselage piece by piece.

Dealing with explosive mixtures in the fuel tanks of transport aircraft used to be high on the NTSB’s most-critical list. The subject evolved after the 1996 explosion of the center fuel tank of a TWA Boeing 747 just after departure from JFK Airport.