Investigators, who have worked on the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800, are now demanding reopening of the investigations into the crash after new evidence emerged indicating that a missile strike may have caused the accident.

The TWA Flight 800 flight from New York to Paris crashed on July 17, 1996 just few minutes after it took off from the John F. Kennedy International Airport. The crash had claimed the lives of all the 230 people on board the aircraft. The investigations had concluded that the crash was due to an explosion in the fuel tank but many suspect the conclusion to be inaccurate.

The demand for reopening a probe are being made at a time when a documentary is expected to be released with testimonies from former investigators raising doubts over the conclusion of the National Transportation Safety Board that the crash was due to a center fuel tank explosion caused by a short circuit.

The investigators wrote in a petition filed Wednesday that they have "reviewed the FAA radar evidence along with new evidence not available to the NTSB during the official investigation and contend that the NTSB's probable cause determination is erroneous and should be reconsidered and modified accordingly."

The documentary featuring prominent persons associated with the investigations and is expected to air on the 17th anniversary of the crash next month.