During the course of the two year investigation into TWA 841, the three cockpit crewmembers never had an opportunity to dispute, in a public forum, the claims being made against them. At a deposition held on January 29, 1980, first officer Scott Kennedy had written a prepared statement that he …
Why it matters
I started the research phase of this project a year ago this November. Since that time I've had a chance to talk to a lot of people about what they think about the crew's involvement. I have not talked to anyone who believes that the crew did what The NTSB and Boeing alleged. After nearly a year of …
The crew gets a retrial
Two years after the NTSB accused the crew of having caused the upset that nearly resulted in the deaths of 89 passengers and crew, the flight crew was given a second chance of sorts to clear their names. That opportunity came in the form of a civil trial. A number of TWA 841 passengers had filed …