National
Transportation Safety Board
National
Transportation Safety Board
Factual Reports and other selected Docket Materials
for Investigation DCA96MA070
TWA Flight 800, July 17, 1996
The following items are part of the public docket for this accident investigation. All documents listed below are in the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) and require the free Acrobat Reader 3.0 from Adobe or later for viewing; when printing, use the "shrink-to-fit" Adobe print option for best results. (File size is less than 2MB, unless otherwise indicated.)
This list consists primarly of group chairmen's factual reports, many
of which were presented as exhibit items at the Public Hearing in Baltimore,
December 8-12, 1997. Additional items in the docket include addenda, photographs,
databases, video tapes, etc. The complete docket may be obtained from General
Microfilm Incorporated (GMI);
a CD-ROM version as of August 10, 2000 (full
contents list) may also be ordered from GMI for $5.00.
| Operations Group Chairman Factual Report |
| Air Traffic Control Group Chairman Factual Report |
| Witnesses Group Chairman Factual Report |
Appendix B - Documents pertaining to Witnesses 1-99 Appendix C - Documents pertaining to Witnesses 100-199 Appendix D - Documents pertaining to Witnesses 200-299 Appendix E - Documents pertaining to Witnesses 300-399 Appendix F - Documents pertaining to Witnesses 400-499 Appendix G - Documents pertaining to Witnesses 500-599 Appendix H - Documents pertaining to Witnesses 600-699 Appendix I - Documents pertaining to Witnesses 700-755 Appendix J - FBI document catalog dated April 10, 1998 Appendix K - FBI document catalog dated May 18, 1998 Appendix L - FBI document catalog dated August 14, 1998 Appendix M - Documents pertaining to aftermath observers Appendix N - Interview transcript Capt. Christian Baur January 11, 1997 Appendix O - Interview transcript Maj. Fredrick Meyer January 11, 1997 Appendix P - Interview transcript Msgt. Dennis Richardson January 11, 1997 Appendix Q - Interview transcript Maj. Michael Noyes January 11, 1997 Appendix R- Interview transcript Maj. C. David Ruvola January 11, 1997 Appendix S - Interview transcript Sgt. Craig Johnson January 13, 1997 Appendix T - Interview transcript Maj. Michael Weiss January 11, 1997 Appendix U - Interview transcript Capt. Charles Palmer January 11, 1997 Appendix V - Interview transcript Tsgt. Michael Spindler January 11, 1997 Appendix W - Interview transcript Tsgt. Charles Ramirez January 15, 1997 Appendix X - Interview transcript Tsgt. Antonio Ramos January 15, 1997 Appendix Y - Interview transcript Col. Charles Stueve January 30, 1997 Appendix Z - Interview transcript Capt. David McClaine March 25, 1999 Appendix AA - Interview summary United States Navy P-3 Orion crew March 24, 1997 Appendix BB - Interview summary Michael Julian Russell Appendix CC -Witness group definitions and procedures September 28, 1998 Appendix DD - List sent to the FBI requesting replacement documents and documents not provided Appendix EE - FBI and NTSB correspondence concerning witnesses Appendix FF - Correspondence from the CIA and transcript of the CIA briefing to the witness group |
| Witness Group Study Report |
Appendix B - Sight lines plotted for eleven witnesses Appendix C - NASA report: "Audibility of the Center Fuel Tank Explosion of TWA flight 800" |
| Witness Group Recorded Radar Study |
| Viewing Angles Study for Witness #32 |
| Witness Visibility Study |
| Radar Data for Missile Visibility Tests |
| Meteorology Group Chairman Factual Report |
| Survival Factors - Airplane Interior Documentation Group Factual Report |
| Structures Group Chairman Factual Report |
Appendix A - Section A2 (Fuselage) Appendix A - Section A3 (Wing) Appendix A - Section A4 (Center Wing Section) Appendix A - Section A5 (Empennage) Appendix A - Section A6 (Landing Gear and Landing Gear Door Assemblies) Appendix A - Section A7 (Engine Struts) |
| Powerplants Group Chairman Factual Report |
| Systems Factual Report of Group Chairman |
Attachment 1: Metallurgist's Factual Report 96-160 |
Appendix A - Investigation of Electromagnetic Field Threat to Fuel Tank Wiring of a Transport Aircraft NASA/TP-2000-209867 (6.3M) Appendix B - Some notes on sparks and ignition of fuels -NASA/TM-2000-210077 (2.6M) |
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| Flight Data Recorder Group Chairman Factual Report |
| Maintenance Records Group Chairman Factual Report |
| Cockpit Voice Recorder Factual Report of Group Chairman |
| Aircraft Performance - Airplane Performance Study |
| Materials Laboratory |
| Metallurgist's Factual Report #97-68 (Front Spar Lower Chord Fracture Area) |
| Metallurgist's Factual Report #97-81 (Examination of Small Holes) |
| Metallurgist's Factual Report #97-82 (Section 41/42 Joint, Forward Cargo Door) |
| Metallurgist's Factual Report #98-107 (Spacer for the scavenge pump) |
| Metallurgist's Factual Report #99-136 (Access doors in Spanwise Beam #1) |
| Security Factors Group Chairman's Factual Report |
| Hazardous Materials - Security Group Chairman's Factual Report |
| Reconstruction Group Chairman's Factual Report |
| Sequencing Study |
| Medical/Forensic Group Chairman's Factual Report |
| Fire and Explosion Group Chairman Factual Report |
Appendix II - (Sooting/Fracture Diagrams) Appendix III - (Tests and Study) (3.4M) |
| Data Management Report |
| Trajectory Study |
| Exhibit No. 22C - Main Wreckage Flight Path Study |
| Addendum 1 |
| TWA Flight 800 Missile Impact Analysis |
| Flight Test Plan Group Chairman's Factual Report |
| Other Submissions |
| Boeing Submission for the TWA 800 Investigation (April 28,2000) |
| International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO, CLC -Analysis and Recommendations Regarding TWA Flight 800 |
| CRANE CO. HydroAire Inc. & Lear Romec Submission for the TWA Flight 800 Investigation |
| Trans World Airlines, Inc. submission for the Flight 800 investigation. |
| Air Line Pilots Association, International comments concerning TWA Flight 800 on July 17, 1996 |
| Navy Salvage Report |
| Hearing-Related Items |
| TWA Hearing Transcript (December 8, 1997) |
| TWA Hearing Transcript (December 9, 1997) |
| TWA Hearing Transcript (December 10, 1997) |
| TWA Hearing Transcript (December 11, 1997) |
| TWA Hearing Transcript (December 12, 1997) |
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