Deadly Departure: Why The Experts Failed To Prevent The TWA Flight 800 Disaster And How It Could Happen Again

Christine Negroni

ISBN 10: 0060194774 / ISBN 13: 9780060194772

Published by William Morrow, 2000

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0060194774I3N01

Synopsis:

A blistering behindthescenes look at the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 shows how the airline industry for years ignored an obvious design flaw that could cause explosions and discusses the politics that stymied the investigation of the crash.

Review: "Aimed not only at disaster buffs, but at readers curious about aviation, engineering, forensics, journalism, politics..." -- Publishers Weekly

"An excellent book." -- National Air Disaster Alliance

"An important new book." -- Air Safety Week

"An investigative reporter of the first rank, she writes in clear declarative sentences, avoids jargon and names names. She's at her best telling about digging up evidence of shocking decision." -- The Miami Herald

"Her book is full of details and revealing interviews with the major investigators...An excellent book." -- Long Island Newsday

"It ropes you in. A great book." -- Fox Television

Deadly Departure is a well-written, well-researched chronicle of events surrounding the crash of Flight 800. -- The New York Times Book Review, Andrew Chaikin

Bibliographic Details

Title: Deadly Departure: Why The Experts Failed To ...
Publisher: William Morrow
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket