TWA Flight 800

TWA Flight 800 (2013)

A thought-provoking documentary about the ill-fated Trans World Airline Flight 800 to Paris, France, which exploded on July 17, 1996 just 12 minutes after takeoff from JFK International Airport, killing all 230 people on board. The special features six former members of the official crash investigation breaking their silence to refute the officially proposed cause of the jetliner's demise and reveal how the investigation was systematically undermined.

Date of release
2013-07-17
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (14)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Kristina Borjesson

Casting

Interesting facts

TWA Flight 800 is a 2013 documentary television film about the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 and related conspiracy theories. The film explores conspiracy theories that a missile strike had actually downed TWA Flight 800, contrary to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) conclusion that a short circuit caused the 1996 fuel tank explosion. The film was written and directed by Kristina Borjesson, and co-produced by Tom Stalcup, who also served as the narrator. The film runs 90 minutes and first aired on Epix on July 17, 2013.

Background

Stalcup, the head of the Flight 800 Independent Researchers Organization, began his advocacy in 1997. He is a physicist.

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