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Witnesses testified about the management of the National Aviation Operations Monitoring Service (NOAMS), NASA’s refusal to release results of a air safety survey of airline pilots, airport a…

Officials spoke about the causes of the explosion which led to the crash of TWA flight 800, saying that faulty wiring and a “fundamentally flawed” fuel tank design were to blame. They also r…

Investigators presented their final report on the investigation into the crash of TWA flight 800. All 230 passengers and crew aboard the aircraft were killed soon after the flight took off f…

Witnesses testified about lessons learned for airline accidents, including a recent Egypt Air crash. They concentrated on installing cockpit video recorders, psychological testing of pilots,…

James Hall spoke about media responsibility in reporting on airplane accidents and investigations. He said that a competitive, 24 hour news cycle created a news atmosphere in which rumor and…

Mr. Hall talked with reporters about the investigation of the October 31 Egyptair Flight 990 crash off Rhode Island. He said that representatives from Egypt were reviewing the ongoing work o…

National Transportation Safety Board Chairman, Jim Hall, held a news conference about the investigation of EgyptAir flight 990 that departed JFK airport in New York and crashed in the Atlant…

After the National Transportation Safety Board concluded its public hearings on the TWA flight 800 crash investigation, Chairman James Hall took reporters' questions. NTSB’s Aviation Safety …

On the fifth day of public hearings regarding the TWA flight 800 crash, testimonies focused on ways to reduce the flammability of fuel tanks. Representatives from Boeing, the military, the F…

In the third portion of the fourth day of public hearings on the TWA flight 800 crash, testimony focused on ways to reduce the flammability of fuel tanks. Representatives from Boeing, the mi…

In the first portion of the fourth day of public hearings on the TWA flight 800 crash, testimony focused on the aging U.S. airline fleets. Boeing and FAA officials and others testified about…

In the first portion of the fourth day of public hearings on the TWA flight 800 crash, testimony focused on the aging U.S. airline fleets. Boeing and FAA officials and others testified about…

In the third day second part of public hearings on the TWA flight 800 crash, testimony focused on possible ignition sources for the explosion. Witnesses discussed the possible internal igni…

On the third day of public hearings on the TWA 800 crash, testimony focused on possible ignition sources for the explosion. In this morning portion, witnesses examined the possible external …

In the second portion of the second day of public hearings on the TWA flight 800 crash, testimony from several scientific experts on the necessary conditions for explosions focused on the fl…

In the first portion of the second day of public hearings on the TWA flight 800 crash, testimony focused on fuel tank design philosophy and certification. Representatives of Boeing, Honeywel…

In the fourth portion of the first day of public hearings on the TWA flight 800 crash, testimony focused on the medical factors and cabin interior during the crash. Dr. Dennis Shanahan of AR…

In the third portion of the first day of public hearings on the TWA flight 800 crash, testimony focused on the wreckage examination and the possible sequence for and causes of the breakup of…

In this second part of the first day of public hearings on the TWA flight 800 crash investigation , testimony focused on the recorded flight data. John Clark, Research and Engineering D…

The opening portion of The National Transportation Safety Board hearing on the crash of flight TWA 800 in July 1996. This portion featured presentations by the chief investigator and Captain…