TWA 800

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_configuration gptkb:Boeing_747-100
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Boeing
approximately 12 minutes
N93119
gptkbp:aircraft_type gptkb:Boeing_747-100
gptkbp:aviation_safety_legacy influenced future aviation safety protocols
gptkbp:cause explosion of fuel tank
gptkbp:commander gptkb:First_Officer_Jeffrey_A._Mc_Carthy
gptkbp:communication with air traffic control
gptkbp:crew 8
experienced crew members
gptkbp:date July 17, 1996
gptkbp:death 230
gptkbp:elevation approximately 13,000 feet
gptkbp:emergency_locator_transmitter failed to activate
gptkbp:emergency_services rapid emergency response initiated
gptkbp:file_system improved fuel tank safety measures
gptkbp:final_report_release gptkb:2000
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:TWA_Flight_800
gptkbp:flight_style took off from JFK heading to Paris
gptkbp:has_airport gptkb:Charles_de_Gaulle_Airport
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport
gptkbp:has_meetings held by NTSB
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label TWA 800
gptkbp:impact approximately 500 knots
near East Moriches, New York
gptkbp:investigates gptkb:National_Transportation_Safety_Board
4 years
fuel tank explosion due to spark
comprised of multiple agencies
accident caused by explosion of center fuel tank
gptkbp:legal_issue lawsuits filed by victims' families
gptkbp:location gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive media coverage
gptkbp:memorials gptkb:TWA_Flight_800_Memorial_Park
held for victims
held annually in remembrance
gptkbp:notable_pilots gptkb:Captain_John_M._Mc_Gowan
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Trans_World_Airlines
gptkbp:passenger_capacity 230
gptkbp:position over the Atlantic Ocean
gptkbp:public_interest high public interest
gptkbp:related_vehicle wreckage recovered from ocean floor
gptkbp:safety led to changes in aviation safety regulations
gptkbp:safety_measures NTSB recommendations issued
improvements in aircraft fuel systems
gptkbp:significance one of the deadliest aviation disasters in U. S. history
gptkbp:survivors gptkb:none
gptkbp:team conducted by U. S. Coast Guard
gptkbp:theory various theories proposed
gptkbp:witnesses multiple eyewitnesses
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Trans_World_Airlines_Flight_800
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6