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TWA 800

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indicated that the FDR lost power at 2031:12. According to the Boston ARTCC transcript, at 2031:50, the captain of an Eastwind Airlines Boeing 737 (Stinger Bee flight 507) reported that he "just saw an explosion out here." About 10 seconds
Open final report at PDF page 21NTSB AAR-00/03: In-flight breakup, TWA flight 800

TWA 800

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2031:15.2, 2031:17.2, 2031:19.2 Forward fuselage separation 2031:46 Wing tip failure 2031:50 WCS failure adjacent to left wing The Safety Board's simulations indicated that the longitudinal response of the airplane to the loss of the forward fuselage (with no flight con
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TWA 800

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trailing about 4,000 feet behind them, fell out of the bottom of the ball of flame." At 2031:50, the captain of Eastwind flight 507 reported to Boston ARTCC Sardi Sector, "we just saw an explosion out here stinger bee five
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TWA 800

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reported to the Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center that he saw an explosion (at 2031:50, about 38 seconds after TWA flight 800 lost power [2031:12] as a result of the explosion in the CWT). Assuming it took about 4
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