My understanding is that flight 800 was too high for a stinger missile, hence why so many cling to the idea that the navy shot it down.
For a Stinger fired from the ground, yes, no way.
Could a Stinger be fired at altitude from an ultralight?
Is the Stinger the only light weight Man-Portable Air Defense System?
And what left the powdery red residue on the seats behind the foot diameter hole with the edged bent inward on the left(?) side at the point of the explosion? There has been speculation that it was soot from the rocket motor, that the proximity fuse set the warhead off before impact and the main body of the missile rammed the fuselage.
We'll never know. It wasn't officially analyzed, and IIRC think the man who smuggled out a few square inch samples for independent analysis was arrested and for all I know may still be in prison...