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Coin from TWA Flight 800 that exploded off New York Harbor L056
$22.17
69
- Item must be returned within: 14 Days
- Refund will be given as: Money Back
- Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
- Condition: Used
- All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Description
This auction is for an original
Coin
from TWA 800 a 747 which exploded off New York in a presentation box with a signed COA on quality paper
Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (TWA 800) was a Boeing 747-100 that exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York, on July 17, 1996, at about 8:31 p.m. EDT, 12 minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport on a scheduled international passenger flight to Rome, with a stopover in Paris. All230 people on board died in the crash; it is the third-deadliest aviation accident in U.S. history. Accident investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) travelled to the scene, arriving the following morning amid speculation that a terrorist attack was the cause of the crash. Consequently, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and New York Police Department Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) initiated a parallel criminal investigation. Sixteen months later, the JTTF announced that no evidence of a criminal act had been found and closed its active investigation.
The four-year NTSB investigation concluded with the approval of the Aircraft Accident Report on August 23, 2000, ending the most extensive, complex and costly air disaster investigation in United States to that time. The report’s conclusion
was that the probable cause of the accident was explosion of flammable fuel vapors in the central fuel tank. Although it could not be determined with certainty, the likely ignition source was a short circuit. Problems with the aircraft’s wiring were found, including evidence of arcing in the Fuel Quantity Indication System (FQIS)wiring that enters the tank. The FQIS on Flight 800 is known to have been malfunctioning; the captain remarked on what he called “crazy readings” from the system approximately two minutes and thirty seconds before the aircraft exploded. As a result of the investigation, new requirements were developed for aircraft to prevent future fuel tank explosions.
