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In
honor and memory of lost loved ones:
Trans
World Airlines Flight 800
July
17, 1996
New
York- John F. Kennedy, NY - Paris- Charles De Gaulle, France
Crashed
into the Atlantic Ocean, Near East Moriches, NY
Boeing
747-131
The
following is a list of known passengers aboard this flight. Crewmembers
are separated by position, then alphabetically. Passengers are listed
alphabetically by last name. This list has been compiled using all
available news sources, including news reports, FAA and NTSB reports,
and airline press releases.
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Probable
Cause: Mechanical
Abstract:
On
July 17, 1996, about 2031 eastern daylight time, Trans World Airlines,
Inc. (TWA) flight 800, a Boeing 747-131, N93119, crashed in the Atlantic
Ocean near East Moriches, New York. TWA flight 800 was operating under
the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 as a scheduled
international passenger flight from John F. Kennedy International
Airport (JFK), New York, New York, to Charles DeGaulle International
Airport, Paris, France. The flight departed JFK about 2019, with 2
pilots, 2 flight engineers, 14 flight attendants, and 212 passengers on
board. All 230 people on board were killed, and the airplane was
destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight,
which operated on an instrument flight rules flight plan. The
investigation revealed that the crash occurred as the result of a
fuel/air explosion in the airplane's center wing fuel tank (CWT) and the
subsequent in-flight breakup of the airplane. The investigation further
revealed that the ignition energy for the CWT explosion most likely
entered the CWT through the fuel quantity indication system wiring;
neither the ignition energy release mechanism nor the location of the
ignition inside the CWT could be determined from the available evidence.
There was no evidence of a missile or bomb detonation. For more
information please see National Transportation Safety Board Aviation
Accident Report NTSB/AAR-00/03.
The National
Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this
accident as follows:
An explosion of the center
wing fuel tank (CWT), resulting from ignition of the flammable fuel/air
mixture in the tank. The source of ignition energy for the explosion
could not be determined with certainty, but, of the sources evaluated by
the investigation, the most likely was a short circuit outside of the
CWT that allowed excessive voltage to enter it through electrical wiring
associated with the fuel quantity indication system. Contributing
factors to the accident were the design and certification concept that
fuel tank explosions could be prevented solely by precluding all
ignition sources and the design and certification of the Boeing 747 with
heat sources located beneath the CWT with no means to reduce the heat
transferred into the CWT or to render the fuel vapor in the tank
nonflammable.
Fatalities:
230 Surviors: 0
Crewmembers:
|
Name
|
Age
|
Domicile
(Base)
|
|
Captain
Ralph G. Kevorkian
|
58
|
Garden
Grove, CA
|
|
Capt.
Steven Snyder
|
57
|
Stratford,
CT
|
|
Flight
Engineer Richard G. Campbell
|
63
|
Ridgefield,
CT
|
|
Flight
Engineer Oliver Krick
|
25
|
St.
Louis, MO
|
|
Purser
Arlene E. Johnsen
|
60
|
Grand
Junction, CO
|
|
Dan
J. Callas
|
22
|
Philadelphia
|
|
Jacques
Charbonnier
(Husband
of Constance Charbonnier)
|
66
|
Northport,
NY
|
|
Constance
Charbonnier
(Wife
of Jacques Charbonnier)
|
49
|
Northport,
NY
|
|
Janet
Christopher
|
48
|
Brodheadsville,
PA
|
|
Debra
Collins DiLuccio
|
47
|
Agropoli,
Italy
|
|
Raymond
Lang
|
51
|
Tafton,
PA
|
|
Maureen
Lockhart
|
49
|
Merriam,
KS
|
|
Sandra
Meade
|
42
|
Camano
Island, WA
|
|
Grace
Melotin
|
48
|
Jupiter,
FL
|
|
Marit
Rhoads
(Wife
of Scott Rhodes)
|
48
|
Bellevue,
WA
|
|
Michael
Schuldt
|
51
|
Safety
Harbor, FL
|
|
Melinda
Torche
|
47
|
Mission
Viejo, CA
|
|
Jill
Ziemkiewicz
|
24
|
Rutherford,
NJ
|
Passengers:
|
Name
|
Age
|
Hometown
|
|
Sandra
Aikens-Bellamy
(Unknown
Position, Trans World Airlines)
|
49
|
New
York, NY
|
|
Jessica
Aikey
|
-
|
Montoursville,
PA
|
|
Ashton
Allen (Son of Otis Lamar Allen)
|
15
|
Marietta,
GA
|
|
Otis
Lamar Allen (Father of Ashton Allen)
|
-
|
Marietta,
GA
|
|
Christian
Alex
|
-
|
France
|
|
Matthew
Alexander
|
20
|
Florence,
SC
|
|
Svein
Amlund
|
-
|
Norway
|
|
J.
Edward Anderson (Husband of Patricia Anderson)
|
49
|
Larson
Woods, MO
|
|
Patricia
Anderson (Wife of J. Edward Anderson)
|
42
|
Larson
Woods, MO
|
|
Seana
Michele Anderson
|
-
|
St.
Louis, Mo
|
|
David
Babb (Nephew of Clara and Namik Ersoz)
|
13
|
Volant,
PA
|
|
Daniel
Baszczewski
|
-
|
Montoursville,
PA
|
|
Charles
Beatty
|
50
|
Spotsylvania,
VA
|
|
Michelle
Becker
|
19
|
St.
Petersburg, FL
|
|
Myriam
Bellazoug
|
30
|
Paris,
France
|
|
Arthur
Benjamin
|
-
|
Philadelphia,
PA
|
|
Joan
Benjamin
|
-
|
Philadelphia,
PA
|
|
Line
Berthe
|
-
|
Belleville,
France
|
|
Maurice
Berthe
|
-
|
Belleville,
France
|
|
Nicolas
Bluestone
|
-
|
Pound
Ridge, NY
|
|
Michelle
Bohlin
|
-
|
Montoursville,
PA
|
|
Luc
Bossuyt
|
-
|
Trumbull,
CT
|
|
Leonie
Bouhs
|
-
|
France
|
|
Jordan
Bower
|
-
|
Montoursville,
PA
|
|
Rosemary
Braman-Mosberg
(Unknown
Position, Trans World Airlines)
|
47
|
Hoboken,
NJ
|
|
Michel
Breistroff
|
25
|
France
|
|
Edwin
Brooks (Husband of Ruth Brooks)
|
81
|
Edgartown,
MA
|
|
Ruth
Brooks (Wife of Edwin Brooks)
|
79
|
Edgartown,
MA
|
|
Mirko
Buttaroni (Husband of Monica Omiccioli)
|
26
|
Fano,
Italy
|
|
Anthony
Caillaud
|
-
|
Cerizay,
France
|
|
Daniel
Caillaud
|
1
|
Deux
Sevres, France
|
|
Paula
Carven (Mother of Joseph Arthur
von Hedrich, III)
(Flight
Attendant, Trans World Airlines)
|
-
|
Bel
Air, MD
|
|
Jacques
Cayrol
|
-
|
Montpelier,
France
|
|
Jenny
Chaillou
|
-
|
France
|
|
Ludovic
Chanson
|
11
|
Garancieres,
France
|
|
Monique
Chemtob
|
-
|
Los
Angeles, CA
|
|
Constance
Coiner (Mother of Ana Duarte Coiner)
|
48
|
Binghamton,
NY
|
|
Ana
Duarte Coiner (Daughter of Constance Coiner)
|
12
|
Binghamton,
NY
|
|
Monica
Cox
|
-
|
Montoursville,
PA
|
|
Pamela
Crandell
|
28
|
Tracy
Landing, MD
|
|
Daniel
Cremades
|
-
|
France
|
|
Marcel
Dadi
|
46
|
France
|
|
Anna
D'Alessandro (Wife of Giuseppe Mercurio)
|
-
|
Palo
del Colle, Italy
|
|
Francois
Darley
|
-
|
Grenoble,
France
|
|
Cybele
DeBoisredon
|
-
|
Bordeaux,
France
|
|
Sylvain
DeLange
|
-
|
Paris,
France
|
|
Judith
DeLouvrier
|
47
|
New
York, NY
|
|
Dominiques
D'Huimieres
|
-
|
LePlessis,
France
|
|
Deborah
Dickey (Wife of Douglas Dickey)
|
-
|
Williamsport,
PA
|
|
Douglas
Dickey (Husband of Deborah Dickey)
|
-
|
Williamsport,
PA
|
|
Christine
Bailey D'Iorio (Wife of Pietro D'Iorio)
|
-
|
Prato,
Italy
|
|
Pietro
D'Iorio (Husband of Christine Bailey D'Iorio)
|
-
|
Prato,
Italy
|
|
Warren
Dodge
(Unknown
Position, Trans World Airlines)
|
50
|
Ashland,
MA
|
|
Guy
Dupont
|
-
|
France
|
|
Larkyn
Dwyer
|
11
|
New
River, AZ
|
|
Daryl
Edwards
(Service
Supervisor, Trans World Airlines)
|
41
|
Jersey
City, NJ
|
|
Marie
Ellison
|
-
|
Mount
Vernon, NY
|
|
Clara
Jean Ersoz
(Wife
of Namik Ersoz, Aunt of David Babb)
|
59
|
Pittsburgh,
PA
|
|
Namik
Ersoz
(Husband
of Clara Ersoz, Uncle of David Babb)
|
64
|
Pittsburgh,
PA
|
|
Douglas
A. Eshleman
(Flight
Engineer, Trans World Airlines)
|
35
|
Aurora,
CO
|
|
Alexandre
Estival
|
-
|
|
|
Deirdre
Feeney (Daughter of Vera Feeney)
|
17
|
New
Hyde Park, NY
|
|
Kathleen
Feeney
|
-
|
New
Hyde Park, NY
|
|
Vera
Feeney (Mother of Deirdre Feeney)
|
56
|
New
Hyde Park, NY
|
|
Mohammad
Ferrat
|
-
|
Ivory
Coast
|
|
Rod
Foster
|
61
|
Sherman,
CO
|
|
Didier
Foulon
|
-
|
France
|
|
Carol
Fry
|
-
|
Montoursville,
PA
|
|
Rosaria
Furlano
|
-
|
Paris,
France
|
|
Daniel
Gabor
|
27
|
Walnut
Creek, CA
|
|
Dan
Gaetke (Husband of Stephanie Gaetke)
|
33
|
Kansas
City, MO
|
|
Stephanie
Gaetke (Wife of Dan Gaetke, Cousin of Chrisha
&
Brenna Siebert)
|
33
|
Kansas
City, MO
|
|
Claire
Gallagher
|
-
|
Montoursville,
PA
|
|
Jean
Paul Galland
|
-
|
France
|
|
Clair
Gasq
|
-
|
Palm
Harbor, FL
|
|
Francis
Gasq
|
-
|
|
|
Analei
Ralli Gough (Wife of Donald Gough)
(Flight
Attendant, Trans World Airlines)
|
-
|
Mill
Valley, CA
|
|
Capt.
Donald Gough (Husband of Analei Ralli Gough)
(Flight
Officer, Trans World Airlines)
|
-
|
Mill
Valley, CA
|
|
Steven
Graham
|
38
|
Napa,
CA
|
|
Charles
H. Gray, III
|
47
|
Little
Rock, AK
|
|
Renee
Greene
|
-
|
North
Woodmere, NY
|
|
Donna
Griffith
|
-
|
Westhampton,
NY
|
|
Joanne
Griffith
(Unknown
Position, Trans World Airlines)
|
-
|
Brooklyn,
NY
|
|
Julia
Grimm
|
-
|
Montoursville,
PA
|
|
Cyril
Grivet
|
-
|
Stanford,
CA
|
|
Gustin,
Anne
|
-
|
Tampa,
FL
|
|
Beverly
Hammer (Mother of Tracy Hammer)
|
59
|
Long
Beach, NY
|
|
Tracy
Hammer (Daughter of Beverly Hammer)
|
29
|
Long
Beach, NY
|
|
Lars
Hansen
|
-
|
Groenbakken,
Norway
|
|
Eric
Harkness
(Unknown
Position, Trans World Airlines)
|
23
|
Columbus,
OH
|
|
Chelsea
Harris
|
-
|
New
York, NY
|
|
Lawrence
Harris
|
-
|
New
York, NY
|
|
Dr.
Ghassan Haurani (Husband of Nina)
|
-
|
Grosse
Pointe Shores, MI
|
|
Nina
Haurani (Wife of Ghassan Haurani)
|
-
|
Grosse
Pointe Shores, MI
|
|
Sandra
Hazelton (Mother of Katrina M. Rose)
|
-
|
Beachwood,
OH
|
|
Rance
Hettler
|
-
|
Montoursville,
PA
|
|
Susan
Hill
|
-
|
Portland,
OR
|
|
Jean-Pierre
Hochard
|
-
|
France
|
|
David
Hogan
|
-
|
Paris,
France
|
|
Eric
Holst (Husband of Virginia Holst)
|
32
|
Manorville,
NY
|
|
Virginia
Holst (Wife of Eric Holst)
|
31
|
Manorville,
NY
|
|
James
Hull
(Unknown
Position, Trans World Airlines)
|
48
|
Southampton,
PA
|
|
Hurd,
James III
|
-
|
Glen
Burnie, MD
|
|
Lonnie
Ingenhuett
(Unknown
Position, Trans World Airlines)
|
-
|
Scottsdale,
AZ
|
|
Benoit
Jacquemot
|
-
|
France
|
|
Suzanne
Jensen
|
31
|
Greenwich,
CT
|
|
Courtney
Johns
|
18
|
Clarkston,
MI
|
|
Eleanor
Johnson (Wife of Leonard Johnson)
|
50
|
Springfield,
VA
|
|
Jed
Johnson
|
47
|
New
York, NY
|
|
Leonard
Johnson (Husband of Eleanor Johnson)
|
53
|
Springfield,
VA
|
|
Ramona
Jones
|
61
|
West
Hartford, CT
|
|
Amanda
Karschner
|
-
|
Montoursville,
PA
|
|
Margot
Krikhan
|
51
|
Washington,
CT
|
|
AndrewKrukar
|
40
|
Bridgewater,
CT
|
|
Barbara
Kwan
(Unknown
Position, Trans World Airlines)
|
40
|
Scottsdale,
Ariz
|
|
Kimberly
Kwiat (Sister of Patricia Kwiat)
|
26
|
Briarcliff
Manor, NY
|
|
Patricia
Kwiat (Sister of Kimberly Kwiat)
|
21
|
Briarcliff
Manor, NY
|
|
Jane
Labys
|
51
|
Morgantown,
W.Va
|
|
Antoine
Lacailledesse
|
-
|
France
|
|
Alain
LaForge
|
-
|
Hermelinghen,
France
|
|
Yvon
Lamour
|
-
|
France
|
|
Elaine
Loffredo
(Unknown
Position, Trans World Airlines)
|
50
|
Glastonbury,
CT
|
|
Britta
Lohan
|
-
|
Barcelona,
Spain
|
|
Patricia
Loo
|
55
|
Springfield,
NJ
|
|
Jody
Loudenslager
|
-
|
Trout
Run, PA
|
|
Dalila
Lucien (Niece of Anna Maria Shorter)
|
17
|
|
|
Elias
Luevano, Jr.
(Unknown
Position, Trans World Airlines)
|
42
|
Albuquerque,
NM
|
|
Katherine
Lychner (Daughter of Pam Lychner)
|
8
|
Houston,
TX
|
|
Pamela
Lychner (Mother of Shannon and Katie Lychner)
|
37
|
Houston,
TX
|
|
Shannon
Lychner (Daughter of Pam Lychner)
|
10
|
Houston,
TX
|
|
Francois
Manchuelle
|
-
|
New
York, NY
|
|
Etienne
Maresq
|
-
|
Planquary,
France
|
|
Nicolas
Maresq
|
-
|
Planquary,
France
|
|
Betty
Ruth Martin
|
69
|
Belleville,
IL
|
|
Salvator
Mazzola
|
36
|
Palermo,
Italy
|
|
Pamela
Cobb McPherson
(Unknown
Position, Trans World Airlines)
|
45
|
New
York City
|
|
Giuseppe
Mercurio (Husband of Anna d'Alessandro)
|
-
|
Palo
del Colle, Italy
|
|
Rudolphe
Merieux
|
-
|
Lyons,
France
|
|
Avishaim
Meshulam
|
-
|
|
|
Pascal
Michel
|
-
|
Montpellier,
France
|
|
Amy
Miller (Wife of Kyle Miller)
|
29
|
Andreas,
PA
|
|
Elizabeth
Miller (Wife of Robert Miller)
|
50
|
Tenafly,
NJ
|
|
Gideon
Miller
(Flight
Officer, Trans World Airlines)
|
57
|
Sarasota,
FL
|
|
Joan
Miller
|
-
|
Fairfield,
CT
|
|
Kyle
Miller (Husband of Amy Miller)
|
29
|
Andreas,
PA
|
|
Robert
Miller (Husband of Elizabeth Miller)
|
62
|
Tenafly,
NJ
|
|
Angela
Murta
|
-
|
|
|
Alecia
Nelson
|
-
|
New
York, NY
|
|
Twyla
Nelson
|
-
|
New
York, NY
|
|
Cheryl
Nibert
|
-
|
Montoursville,
PA
|
|
Gadi
Notes
|
29
|
New
York, NY
|
|
Caitlin
O'Hara (Daughter of Janet and John O'Hara)
|
13
|
Irvington,
NY
|
|
Janet
O'Hara
(Wife
of Hohn O'Hara, Mother of Caitlin O'Hara)
|
39
|
Irvington,
NY
|
|
John
O'Hara
(Husband
of Janet O'Hara, Father of Caitlin O'Hara)
|
39
|
Irvington,
NY
|
|
Rebecca
Jane Olsen
|
20
|
Macon,
GA
|
|
Monica
Omiccioli (Wife of Mirko Buttaroni)
|
23
|
Fano,
Italy
|
|
Alan
Orman
|
-
|
New
Hyde Park, NY
|
|
Elsie
Ostachiewicz
|
-
|
New
York, NY
|
|
Huguette
Paquet
|
-
|
France
|
|
Ingrid
Paquet
|
-
|
France
|
|
Serge
Pares
|
-
|
New
Haven, CT
|
|
Judy
Penzer
|
49
|
Lawrence,
NY
|
|
Marion
Percy
|
-
|
Hastings-on-Hudson,
NY
|
|
Rico
Pohlmann
|
62
|
New
York, NY
|
|
Dennis
Price (Husband of Peggy Price)
|
-
|
Englewood,
CO
|
|
Peggy
Price (Wife of Dennis Price)
(Flight
Attendant, United Airlines)
|
-
|
Englewood,
CO
|
|
Glenda
Privette (Mother of Thomas Weatherby)
|
46
|
Stevenson,
AL
|
|
Elizabeth
Puichaud
|
-
|
France
|
|
Jacqueline
Remy
|
-
|
France
|
|
Kirk
(Clyde) Rhein, Jr.
|
43
|
Darien,
CT
|
|
Scott
Rhoads (Husband of Marit Rhoads)
|
-
|
Bellevue,
WA
|
|
Annelyse
Richter
|
-
|
Brousse,
France
|
|
Noemie
Richter
|
-
|
Brousse,
France
|
|
Celine
Rio
|
-
|
|
|
Kimberly
Rogers
|
-
|
Montoursville,
PA
|
|
Yon
Rojany
|
19
|
Los
Angeles, CA
|
|
Barbara
Romagna
|
76
|
Sun
City Center, FL
|
|
Katrina
M. Rose (Daughter of Sandra Hazelton)
|
26
|
Cleveland
Heights, OH
|
|
Judith
Rupert
|
-
|
Montoursville,
PA
|
|
Barbara
Scott
(Wife
of Michael Scott, Mother to Joseph Scott)
|
39
|
Stevenson,
AL
|
|
Joseph
Scott (Son of Michael and Barbara Scott)
|
13
|
Stevenson,
AL
|
|
Michael
Scott
(Husband
of Barbara Scott, Father to Joseph Scott)
|
44
|
Stevenson,
AL
|
|
Anna
Maria Shorter (Aunt of Dalila Lucien)
|
-
|
Los
Angeles, CA
|
|
Brenna
Siebert
(Sister
of Chrisha Siebert, Cousin of Stephanie Gaetke) |
25
|
Holts
Summit, MO
|
|
Chrisha
Siebert
(Sister
of Brenna Siebert, Cousin of Stephanie Gaetke) |
28
|
Kansas
City, MO
|
|
Candace
Silverman
(Daughter
of Eugene and Marietta Silverman)
|
22
|
Los
Angeles, CA
|
|
Eugene
Silverman
(Husband
of Marietta Silverman, Father of Candace and Jamie) |
54
|
Los
Angeles, CA
|
|
Jamie
Silverman
(Daughter
of Eugene and Marietta Silverman)
|
15
|
Los
Angeles, CA
|
|
Marietta
(Etta) Silverman
(Wife
of Marietta Silverman,
Mother of
Candace and Jamie) |
53
|
Los
Angeles, CA
|
|
Olivia
Simmons
(Unknown
Position, Trans World Airlines)
|
50
|
Orange,
NJ
|
|
Kristina
Skojold
|
-
|
Sweden
|
|
William
R. Story
|
-
|
California
|
|
Carine
Straus
|
-
|
Paris
|
|
Lydie
Teang
|
-
|
France
|
|
Rachama-Chan
Teang
|
-
|
France
|
|
Josette
Thiery
|
-
|
France
|
|
Mauro
Tofani
|
46
|
Prato,
Italy
|
|
Larissa
Uzupis
|
-
|
Montoursville,
PA
|
|
Lois
Van Epps
|
50
|
New
York, NY
|
|
Rick
L. Verhaeghe
(Flight
Officer, Trans World Airlines)
|
48
|
Goldsboro,
NC
|
|
Joseph
Arthur von Hedrich, III
(Son
of Capt. Joseph von Hedrich and Paula Carven)
|
9
|
Bel
Air, MD
|
|
Lani
Warren
(Flight
Service Manager, Trans World Airlines)
|
48
|
San
Diego, CA
|
|
Jacqueline
Watson
|
-
|
Montoursville,
PA
|
|
Jill
Watson
|
32
|
Pittsburgh,
PA
|
|
Thomas
Weatherby (Son of Glenda Privette)
|
13
|
Stevenson,
AL
|
|
Monica
Weaver
|
-
|
Montoursville,
PA
|
|
Ruben
Windmiller
|
-
|
New
Rochelle, NY
|
|
Eleanor
Wolfson (Mother of Wendy Wolfson)
|
-
|
Montoursville,
PA
|
|
Wendy
Wolfson (Daughter of Eleanor Wolfson)
|
-
|
Montoursville,
PA
|
|
Bonnie
Wolters
|
44
|
New
York, NY
|
|
Judith
Yee
|
53
|
New
York, NY
|
|
Jean
Zara
|
-
|
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