* Kwan, Barbara, 40, off-duty TWA employee, of Scottsdale, Ariz. The 54-page transcript released Monday during the opening of federal hearings into the July 17, 1996, disaster was described by investigators as routine conversation, revealing nothing unusual leading up to the blast aboard the Paris-bound flight that killed all 230 people aboard. The U.S. Navy and the FBI, in conjunction with the National Safety Transportation Board, launched an extensive investigation of the incident, collecting the scattered wreckage of the aircraft out of the Atlantic and reconstructing the plane in a closely guarded hangar. The NTSB plans to stop use of the reconstruction July 7, 2021. Wreaths and flowers float in the Atlantic Ocean Thursday, July 17, 1997, at the location where TWA Flight 800 crashed one year ago, killing all 230 people on board. When it was revealed that several U.S. Navy vessels were training in the Long Island area on the night of the blast, some began to suspect that Flight 800 had been accidentally downed by a Navy test missile. The TWA family was hit unusually hard by the crash. I lost my heart, my soul, said Ziemkiewicz. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Results: Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. * Grimm, Julia, student from Montoursville, Pa. * D'Alessandro, Anna, of Palo del Colle, Italy (married to Giuseppe Mercurio) Christine Todd Whitman said in a eulogy. "It's a matter of sensitivity," she said. I havent.. When the NTSB moved the reconstruction to the Training Center, it did so with the stipulation that it would be used solely as a training resource and never as an exhibit or public display. New York's Pataki asks feds to help pay for TWA recovery, TWA 800 families to press airline for compensation, NTSB urges new fuel-tank safety measures for airlines, FBI probes reported sighting off New York coast, Department of Transportation - Research and Special Programs Administration, UMass Polymer Scientists Developing Fireproof Aircraft Materials for FAA. * Ingenhuett, Lonnie, 43, off-duty TWA employee, of Scottsdale, Ariz. * Jacquemot, Benoit, France I'm so psyched!'' They were gone, Cashman said, as he recalled how the group carefully lifted each victim from the Atlantic, placing them side by side on the boats deck and covering them with blankets. Flight engineer Richard Campbell, 63, of Ridgefield, Conn., received his 30-year pin just two weeks before the crash. * Verhaeghe, Rick L. , off-duty TWA flight officer, 48, Goldsboro, N.C. * Anderson, J. Edward, 49, financial planner for Allmerica, of Warson Woods, Mo. But I'm sure she is glad she didn't go," said Maynard Bogard, of Montoursville. WebAnalysis of victims' autopsies revealed that as many as 47 of the 230 people on board the 747 may not have been killed instantly by the explosion that felled the plane. * Penzer, Judy, 49, artist and muralist, Pittsburgh and Lawrence, N.Y. A statue of an angel stands watch in a memorial for 16 Montoursville High School students and their five chaperones who were killed in 1996 when TWA Flight 800 crashed. The reconstruction, housed in the 30,000 square foot hangar along with other training tools at the NTSBs Training Center, has been used in the NTSBs accident investigation training courses for nearly 20 years. She was a reporter on a children's television show and an accomplished pianist. "The plane was going at 400 m.p.h., it suddenly changes direction, the fuselage is open so all this air and pressure is going into the cabin, and there's a sudden decompression.". Carven, Jay, 9, of Bel Air, Md. * Berthe, Line, Belleville, France * Estival, Alexandre, * Feeney, Deirdre, 17, New Hyde Park, N.Y. (daughter of Vera Feeney) (sister of Chrisha Siebert, cousin of Stephanie Gaetke) It's no more emotionally stressful than a doctor who deals every day with childhood leukemia. "There were injury patterns that indicated there was an explosion from below. Almost everyone knew one of the students.. The Montoursville group was Jessica Aikey, Daniel Baszczewski, Michelle Bohlin, Jordan Bower, Monica Cox, Deborah Dickey (chaperone), Douglas Dickey (chaperone), Carol Fry (chaperone), Claire Gallagher, Julia Grimm, Rance Hettler, Amanda Karschner, Jody Loudenslager, Cheryl Nibert, Kim Rogers, Judith Rupert (chaperone), Larissa Uzupis, Jacqueline Watson, Monica Weaver, Eleanor Wolfson (chaperone) and Wendy Wolfson. * Omiccioli, Monica, 23, seamstress, of Fano, Italy (married to Mirko Buttaroni) (father of Ashton Allen). WebThe purpose of the present study, which represents the first analysis of aviation injuries incurred during a midflight incident, was to examine the injuries sustained by the victims of After a forensic dentist emerged visibly shaken from the medical examiner's office, saying it was difficult to settle himself Thursday night even after he was home and comfortably in his own bed, Wetli said that most members of his staff are tolerating the trauma well, thanks to years of training and experience. JUDITH DELOUVRIER, 47, WAS CROSSING the Atlantic for the second time in four days. In reality, it is a very slow and tedious process. Evidence indicated the explosion was the result of an electrical failure that ignited the flammable fuel/air mixture in the tank. * Johnsen, Arlene E. , 60, TWA Flight 800 flight attendant, owned a bed and breakfast, of Grand Junction, Colo. Charbonnier, Constance, 49, TWA flight 800 crew, of Northport, N.Y. WASHINGTON (Feb. 22, 2021) The National Transportation Safety Board announced Monday its decision to decommission the TWA Flight 800 reconstruction as the agency prepares for the expiration of the lease for its Ashburn, Virginia, Training Center. Unauthorized use of these marks is strictly prohibited. Then, two more. She spent considerable time taking her son Henry, 9, to ice-hockey games and her daughter, Isabelle, 7, to ballet classes. On Friday, he again said he believed most of the victims died after suffering "the ultimate whiplash," separation of the spine from the skull. The tragedy came just two days before the opening of the XXVI Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, and many suspected terrorism. Aviat Space Environ Med. * Miller, Joan, Fairfield, Conn. GEORGIA -- Allen, Ashton, 15, of Marietta. Its such an overwhelming tragedy, Whitman said in a recent interview. Richey, Brent * Merieux, Rudolphe, son of the president of the pharmaceutical company Merieux Laboratories in Lyons, France (his father was not on the plane) * Cox, Monica, student from Montoursville, Pa. From that investigation we issued safety recommendations that fundamentally changed the way aircraft are designed. * Gaetke, Stephanie, 33, owned landscaping business; of Kansas City, Mo. PAM LYCHNER DESCRIBED HERSELF AS A ""very weak person'' before she was attacked in 1990 by a man who had already been twice convicted for sexually assaulting other women. For three long days and nights, the people of Montoursville met at the school to reminisce about how Rupert and their other lost friends had touched their town. Their goal, they figured, was to rescue survivors. * Pares, Serge, New Haven, Conn. Here is a complete list of the 230 people, including four cockpit crew members and 14 flight attendants, aboard TWA Flight 800: -A- Aikens-Bellamy, Sandra, 49, of St. (daughter of Sandra Hazelton) * Watson, Jacqueline, student from Montoursville, Pa. In her Point Pleasant Beach home, Carol Ziemkiewicz says she draws comfort from a garden in Lyndhurst that was built in Jills memory. For Jills sister, Carin, who was only two years older, the loss was also devastating. * Gasq, Francis, Palm Harbor, Fla. Dale Russakoff is the author of "The Prize," published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. (son of Paula Carven) "Mom I'm psyched. Then a letter. CAPTION: A flower shop sign on Highway 25 outside East Moriches carries sentiments felt by many along the south shore of Long Island, closest land to crash site. (married However, advances in investigative techniques such as 3-D scanning and drone imagery, lessen the relevance of the large-scale reconstruction in teaching modern investigative techniques. They ask whether they smoked, since teeth would reflect tobacco stains, and whether they had moles and where. * Miller, Elizabeth, in her 50s, of Tenafly, N.J. (married to Robert Miller) * DeLouvrier, Judith, 47, a philanthropist who was a trustee of her family's Philadelphia-based Connelly Foundation, of New York City ""She was a dynamite young lady,'' says her school principal, Tom Corgel. A quarter-century later, Whitman said she is still troubled by the loss of life on TWA Flight 800. Forensic tests have not discovered traces of chemical substances that would indicate an explosive. * Siebert, Brenna, 25, veterinary clinic worker in Jefferson City, Mo., of Holts Summit, Mo. * Lychner, Pamela, 37, prominent Texas crime victims rights advocate, of Houston (mother of Shannon and Katie Lychner). Officials believe the crash was caused by an explosive, a missile or mechanical failure. An accomplished high school swimmer, her close friends called her "Jilly Fish.". Theywere traveling to Paris with five adult chaperones. So was Judith Rupert, who graduated from Montoursville High in 1961 and worked as a school secretary for 34 years. * Jensen, Suzanne, 31, associate at G.E. The couple had planned to wed in a year. Among the families of the 215 victims whose bodies were recovered, about 80 have sought the official explanation of how and when they died, Wetli said. So, they're focusing on it.". A lot of people have moved on, Carol said. Nothings ever the same, he said. * Dwyer, Larkyn, 11, of New River, Ariz., was en route alone to visit relatives in Paris, * Edwards, Daryl, 41, off-duty TWA service supervisor, Jersey City, N.J. But he is still troubled by what he saw on the night the jetliner crashed. * Alex, Christian, France * Silverman, Marietta (Etta) , 53 (married to Eugene Silverman, mother of Candace and Jamie) Because the plane was loaded with fuel for the long transatlantic journey, it vaporized within moments, creating a fireball seen almost all along the coastline of Long Island. U.S. authorities ruled out the possibility of an errant missile strike by the Navy, but a number of conspiracists, including former White House press secretary Pierre Salinger, supported the theory. Was this an act of terrorism, perhaps the kind of suitcase bomb that brought down Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988? All Rights Reserved. Chrysou K, Halat G, Hoksch B, Schmid RA, Kocher GJ. * Ostachiewicz, Elsie, New York Thirteen minutes after TWA flight 800 took off on an otherwise clear night, the plane was rocked by an explosion, majestic and seemingly indestructible commercial jetliner blew, WCBS interviews Mike Kelly about the 25th anniversary of TWA Flight 800, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. (AP Photo/ Ed Betz)ASSOCIATED PRESS. "You know they were all good kids," Bogard said. Alexander, Matthew, 20, a student at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C., traveling to Dijon, France, to study, of Florence, S.C. Jez said her daughter had a bright future ahead of her. Sitting beside him on the plane were his wife, Janet, and their 13-year-old daughter, Caitlin, who recently won the French prize at the Middle School in Irvington, N.Y. * Gustin, Anne, Tampa, Fla. * Hammer, Beverly, 59, of Long Beach, N.Y. (mother of Tracy Hammer) * Richter, Noemie, Brousse, France J Trauma. * Michel, Pascal, Montpellier, France * Furlano, Rosaria Pares, France. * Shorter, Anna Maria, of Los Angeles, wife of saxophone player Wayne Shorter who was not on the flight (aunt of Dalila Lucien) * Hochard, Jean-Pierre, France * Maresq, Nicolas, France The purpose of the present study, which represents the first analysis of aviation injuries incurred during a midflight incident, was to examine the injuries sustained by the victims of the TWA Flight 800 disaster and to determine any correlation of injuries with structural damage and seat location. THE COINER WOMEN WERE A talented twosome. What caused it, we don't know.". Unnamed passenger flying with Elsie Ostachiewicz, * Paquet, Huguette, France But his dream was to compete in the Olympics. Even as trauma specialists comforted the families of victims at Kennedy airport, they have been attending carefully to the search teams, pathologists and investigators exposed to the human horrors being pulled from the ocean. ", He added, "Given that we're going to bring up the great majority of the aircraft, I think we're going to find out what happened.". TWA Flight 800 grabbed the worlds attention when shortly after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport in July 1996, the Paris-bound Boeing 747 exploded, Unable to load your collection due to an error, Unable to load your delegates due to an error. SMITHTOWN, N.Y. Autopsies reveal that most passengers aboard the ill-fated TWA Flight 800 died almost immediately in the air, sparing them the long plunge into "It's an extremely violent whiplash . Damage to portions of the engines may indicate from which direction the fatal explosion that downed the plane came. The tortuous search for bodies and plane remnants was delayed as rain, wind and fog rendered the Atlantic impassable for search crews. Not only was TWA 800 one of the worst air disasters in U.S. history, it also raised questions about how America responds to conspiracies, how our government monitors the maintenance of aging commercial jetliners and how we treat relatives of victims. MONTOURSVILLE, Pa. As Michele Jez and her sister stood inside the General John Burrows Historical Society's Flight 800 memorial room in Montoursville, they stared at the faces of 21 people whose lives were cut way too short. A picture of her daughter Jill sat on a nearby table a friendly smile with wide, inviting eyes. * Allen, Otis Lamar, of Marietta, Ga. (father of Ashton Allen). Some of the mourners wept quietly. * Gabor, Daniel, 27, ran middle-distances for University of Arkansas, of Fayetteville, Ark., and Walnut Creek, Calif. (mother of Katrina M. Rose) He says he knew nearly all the students on board the flight. * Kevorkian, Capt. * Coiner, Ana Duarte, 12, of Binghamton, N.Y. (Constance Coiner's daughter) and transmitted securely. On those days, when she peruses the boxes with photographs and letters and poems about her daughter, Ziemkiewicz is reminded once again of what might have been. "We've had marina customers afraid to come down," said co-owner Harvey Gessin. -- Allen, Lamar, of Marietta. They were people. He said some of them are afraid that debris or body parts will wash up. Murdoch has survived scandal after scandal. Head, thoracic, and abdominal injuries were multiple and severe, contributing to the mortality of the occupants. * Harris, Chelsea, New York, N.Y. * McPherson, Pamela Cobb, 45, off-duty TWA employee, of New York City America watched on the night of July 17, 1996 as orange flames from the downed airliner streaked the Atlantics choppy surface, just a few miles off the coast of Fire Island. (married to Ghassan Haurani) * Kwiat, Kimberly, 26, of Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. (sister of Patricia Kwiat) she gushed to her mother on the phone an hour before takeoff. Injuries were assessed by anatomic region and severity by using the Abbreviated Injury Scale. J Trauma. * D'Huimieres, Dominiques, LePlessis, France "We said you're going with the family, you're not going on that trip. The .gov means its official. 1997 Cable News Network, Inc. (married to Edwin Brooks) * Dupont, Guy, France . * Hull, James, 48, off-duty TWA employee, of Southampton, Pa. To others, it is a somber, bureaucratic turning point in how America investigates air crashes. But for victims relatives like Carol Ziemkiewicz, formerly of Rutherford, who lost her daughter Jill Ann in the TWA 800 fireball, it is still a troubling story of lives cut short an open wound of the heart that never seems to heal. ""In a business as tough as this one, he was truly one of the nice guys,'' says Larry Kamm, who had worked for many years with O'Hara. 8600 Rockville Pike * Ersoz, Clara Jean, 59, anesthesiologist, of Pittsburgh (married to Namik Ersoz, aunt of David Babb). From Coast Guard crews who became physically ill as waves tossed their search boat to doctors performing autopsies and X-rays in an atmosphere described by one as "a horror movie turned real," the toll of the Flight 800 disaster became increasingly vivid today on its behind-the-scenes players. Sign up now for Good Morning, Pennsylvania, and get the most important headlines delivered free to your inbox by 6 a.m. Monday-Friday. WebTrans World Airlines Flight 800 was carrying 230 people, including four cockpit crew members and 14 flight attendants. On board were 16 students and five chaperones from Montoursville Area High School in Lycoming County, Pa. * LaForge, Alain, Hermelinghen, France Story, William R. , president and chief executive officer of National American Insurance Co. of California. I dont think thats true, said John Seaman of Albany, New York, who lost a niece aboard TWA Flight 800 and went on to lead a coalition of victims relatives who campaigned for airline safety. * Cremades, Daniel, France, * Dadi, Marcel, 46, French musician who helped spread Chet Atkins' style of guitar-playing across Europe and was returning home after being honored at Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tenn. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. An exasperated Lychner finally fought back. FBI officials have said that the bodies of passengers seated in the front of the plane suffered more damage than those people riding in the rear of the aircraft. * Hammer, Tracy, 29, graduate student in microbiology and veterinary medicine at Michigan State University, of Long Beach, N.Y. (daughter of Beverly Hammer) The suspension prolonged an already arduous search. All 230 people on board died including 16 students and five chaperones from the Montoursville Area High School French Club headed to Paris. But memorial gardens, while comforting, cant erase the scars of losing a daughter. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. * Aikey, Jessica, student from Montoursville, Pa. National Library of Medicine Customers have virtually disappeared from Larry's Crab House, a festive restaurant with a deck and volleyball court adjacent to a marina on Moriches Bay. * Meade, Sandra, 42, TWA Flight 800 crew, of Camano Island, Wash. For several months thereafter, the NTSB will thoroughly document the reconstruction using various 3-D scanning techniques. To honor this agreement made with the families of the victims of TWA Flight 800, the NTSB will work closely with a federal government contractor to dismantle the reconstruction and destroy the wreckage. Was it a meteor? Clicking on a highlighted name will take you to a short biography of that person. Only no one was alive. Remembering TWA flight 800 victims This year marks 25 years since a plane explosion killed 16 students and five adult chaperones from Montoursville high school. Galland, Jean Paul * Hill, Susan, police detective in Portland, Ore. The reconstructed wreckage from TWA Flight 800 that exploded and killed 230 people in 1996 is being destroyed after serving as a teaching tool for crash investigators. Cashman drew comfort by helping to build a monument to the TWA 800 victims atop a sand dune overlooking the beach at Long Islands Smith Point State Park. Carol Ziemkiewicz still has the Bell Atlantic telephone bill that lists the call. She was overseeing the renovation of her Manhattan home, but her children were vacationing at the family's summer place in Hericy, France. Twenty-three years ago, the borough of Montoursville in Lycoming County suffered an unimaginable loss. Profiles M - Z. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Silverman, Eugene, 54, a Bel-Air, Calif., tax attorney (married to Marietta Silverman, father of Candace and Jamie) * Windmiller, Ruben, New Rochelle, N.Y. * Charbonnier, Jacques, 66, TWA flight 800 crew, of Northport, N.Y. Bogard was a former teacher at Montoursville High School during the time of the crash. The report on passenger Susan Hill, a homicide detective from Portland, Oregon, was received by her estate's Chicago attorney this week. Losing Jill was a shock that never wore off. WebHAUPPAUGE, New York (CNN) -- The Suffolk County medical examiner has released the first autopsy report on the victims from TWA Flight 800. Speculation fueled theories that a terrorist act had caused the crash that killed the 230 on board, but an investigation later concluded * Lohan, Britta, Barcelona, Spain So far, most of the recovered bodies that pathologists are examining have been "relatively intact," said Wetli, but he emphasized that "relative" is itself a relative term. Until now, the autopsy reports have been withheld pending an official determination of what caused the explosion. "As physicians, part of our training is being able to separate -- to empathize without sympathizing," said Wetli, who was deputy medical examiner in Dade County, Fla., during Hurricane Andrew. * Bouhs, Leonie, France Dozens of people visited the memorial room to remember and reflect- including Maynard Bogard. The group, which now has 5,000 members in several states, has successfully pushed for laws limiting the early release of prisoners. Thirteen minutes after TWA flight 800 took off on an otherwise clear night, the plane was rocked by an explosion in a fuel tank near the wings. ""She just commanded respect from elected officials and from the criminal-justice system,'' says Andrew Kahan, director of Houston's Crime Victims Office. Such is the complicated, enduring legacy of TWA Flight 800. "I believe they were all totally unconscious or dead by the time they hit the water," Wetli told The Associated Press. Her 12-year-old daughter, Ana Duarte-Coiner, was an overachiever as well. * Bellazoug, Myriam, 30, architect, of Paris. You get better. JACK O'HARA WAS HAVING A TERRIBLE week. Critical analysis of injuries sustained in the TWA flight 800 midair disaster. * Rhein, Kirk (Clyde) Jr. , 43, president and chief executive of the Danielson Holding Corp., an New York insurance company, and a partner in the New York investment firm Whitman, Heffernan, Rhein & Co., of Darien, Conn. It's an open wound that never seems to heal for Jez, even 25 years later. * Miller, Kyle, 29, hardware store co-owner, of Andreas, Pa. (married to Amy Miller; their trip was to celebrate fifth wedding anniversary) The National Transportation Safety Board determined the cause of the explosion was likely a short circuit that ignited fuel vapors as the pilots were shifting fuel to better balance the airplane. * Nibert, Cheryl, student from Montoursville, Pa. Web733 Twa Flight 800 Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images Images Images Creative Editorial Video Creative Editorial FILTERS CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO 733 Twa Flight 800 Premium High Res Photos Browse 733 twa flight 800 stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. Youre talking about kids who affected almost every aspect of the school, from drama to academics to athletics. Some people say time heals all wounds. They even have been attending to each other, conducting trauma "debriefings" at the end of every long day to relieve stress. * Dickey, Douglas, of Williamsport, Pa. (married to Deborah Dickey) Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. official website and that any information you provide is encrypted "That center part of the aircraft is of interest," said Francis. The report on passenger Susan Hill, a After receiving his Harvard degree in biological anthropology last month, he was returning to France on Flight 800 to train with the French national team. This is a history lesson. Bookshelf Benjamin, Joan The jetliner cracked and broke into several sections, then fell into the Atlantic. Feeney, Vera, 56, home-care nurse, New Hyde Park, N.Y. (mother of Dierdre Feeney) * Tofani, Mauro, 46, a cloth merchant, of Prato, Italy. As a student of landscape architecture at Rutgers University, Jill longed to walk amid lush flowers and shrubs and clipped lawns at Versailles. PMC YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Bedison said many Montoursville residents retreated into their own emotional privacy while also trying to make time to attend the funerals. There was no conversation on the boat.. * Silverman, Candace, 22, of Los Angeles (daughter of Eugene and Marietta Silverman) * Bower, Jordan, student from Montoursville, Pa. Among the most valuable aids, said Wetli, is a picture of the victim smiling; the teeth in the picture could be matched against those of bodies. More Local News to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 3/6/23, The TWA Flight 800 International Memorial, A retired New Jersey cheerleading coach has come to Montoursville every year, Sign up now for Good Morning, Pennsylvania. A comparison of these injuries with those of takeoff and landing crashes showed differences in injury pattern and severity. Lychner's husband, Joe, had planned to join the family later. The community gathered at the school to mourn. * Scott, Barbara, 39, registered nurse, of Stevenson, Ala. (married to Michael Scott) JED JOHNSON, 47, WAS FAST BECOMING one of the most acclaimed interior designers in the country. . One dead, two hospitalized after crash in Lackawanna County. * Lychner, Shannon, 10, of Houston (daughter of Pam Lychner), * Manchuelle, Francois, New York, N.Y. Methods: * Bossuyt, Luc, employee of Bristol-Myers, of Trumbull, Conn. * Darley, Francois, Grenoble, France The trip to France was a reward to herself for a wonderful year, one that included the finishing of her second book. Conclusion: Fragments of a third engine have also been sighted, but the divers and sophisticated sonar equipment have yet to detect the jet's fourth engine. To get unlimited access to his insightful thoughts on how we live life in New Jersey,please subscribe or activate your digital account today. Tribune news services contributed to this report. IN 1994 MICHEL BREISTROFF, 25, WAS THE last defenseman cut from the French Olympic ice-hockey team. Zara, Jean * Rupert, Judith, high school secretary, Montoursville, Pa. * Schuldt, Michael, 51, TWA Flight 800 Crew, Safety Harbor, Fla. Lychner also helped persuade judges to let crime victims address their assailants in court after a guilty verdict. O'Hara, Caitlin, 13, of Irvington, N.Y. (daughter of Janet and John O'Hara). ""I told him yes.'' * DiLuccio, Debra Collins, 47, TWA flight 800 crew, of Agropoli, Italy; formerly of Athens, Ga. Complete autopsy records, toxicology screening, and forensic analysis were reviewed. * Hettler, Rance, student from Montoursville, Pa. Officials called off the search as Coast Guard crews were attempting to retrieve what they believed was a significant piece of wreckage, based on sonar detection and a bubbling pool of jet fuel at the ocean's surface. * Chaillou, Jenny, France "It's never very pleasant when you're in this field and you have to autopsy someone you know," said Suffolk County Medical Examiner Charles Wetli. The reports are being sought by the families for legal purposes. Carol Ziemkiewicz still has the Bell Atlantic telephone bill * Silverman, Jamie, 15, of Los Angeles (daughter of Eugene and Marietta Silverman) * Lacailledesse, Antoine, France About 30 percent of the airplane has been brought to the hangar, much of it in jagged, crunched pieces, Francis said. But Watli has said since early in the investigation that he believes Just after the crash, FBI investigators quickly focused their attention on the plane's forward area, which contains a cargo hold where luggage and other materials are stored. * Johnson, Jed, 47, interior designer, of New York. * Hogan, David, of Paris, a Virginia-born composer who studied at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. Literally, it was the shock., Jill Ziemkiewicz had just turned 23 in 1996 when she suspended her dream to be a landscape designer and signed up to become a TWA flight attendant after noticing an ad in a newspaper. * Lucien, Dalila, 17, daughter of jazz singer Jon Lucien and niece of saxophone player Wayne Shorter, who were not on the flight. Ziemkiewicz opened a photo album, pausing at a snapshot of her and Jill sitting on the lap of a Macys Santa Claus when mother and daughter spent a day in Manhattan. * D'Iorio, Pietro, waiter, of Prato, Italy. * Miller, Gideon, 57, off-duty TWA pilot, of Sarasota, Fla. Victim fragmentation patterns and seat location supplements crash data: American Airlines flight 587. But Wetli added: "We see Quincy' on TV, and he identifies people very quickly. * Richter, Annelyse, Brousse, France It used to be that when July hit I would be upset, and just not even realize, then it would hit me but she's just become part of our life the way she is now," said Michele Jez, of Montoursville. (married to Christine Diiorio) That investigation also led to the equally important development of our Transportation Disaster Assistance division and the legislation in place today governing carrier responsibilities for family assistance in the wake of a transportation disaster, said Bryson. There are no words.'' It was one of many moments since the crash of TWA Flight 800 when personal feelings intruded on the practiced professionalism of disaster workers. family, friends or officials (ages and occupations given where