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"Accident on November 12, 2001 in New York." (in French) "Accident survenu le novembre 12, 2001 à New York." Photos of the plane involved in the accident and of the crash scene from Airliners.net "The Mayor's Fund to Advance NYC – Flight 587 Memorial Project". New York City Government Website (NYC.gov).
A number of notable people died in the crash. It was the fifth fatal Boeing 707 accident, and at the time, the deadliest. [1] It was third of three fatal crashes during an operation of American Airlines Flight 1, and the third fatal crash involving one of American's 707s in the New York area within a three-year period after Flight 514 and ...
June 12, 1972: American Airlines Flight 96, a new McDonnell Douglas DC-10 en route from Los Angeles to New York, with stops in Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Buffalo Niagara International Airport, had its rear cargo door open in flight, causing an explosive decompression over Windsor, Ontario. Tail controls were damaged, but it ...
American Airlines Flight 320 was a scheduled flight between Chicago Midway Airport and New York City's LaGuardia Airport.On February 3, 1959, the Lockheed L-188 Electra performing the flight crashed into the East River during its descent and approach to LaGuardia Airport, killing 65 of the 73 people on board.
American Airlines Flight 587: Belle Harbor, Queens, New York City: New York: Airbus A300B4-600R: The aircraft lost its vertical stabilizer shortly after takeoff as a result of the first officer's extreme rudder inputs during wake turbulence and crashed into a neighborhood in Queens, killing all on board and five on the ground. September 11 ...
American Airlines Flight 320 crashed in the East River on approach to LaGuardia Airport, New York City on February 3, 1959; 65 of the 73 people on board perished. [127] American Airlines Flight 587 crashed in Belle Harbor, Queens, New York City, after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport on November 12, 2001. Everyone on board was ...
A Curtiss C-46 Commando operating for US Airlines, leased from the USAF, a cargo flight with two occupants inbound from Raleigh-Durham International Airport, crashed 4.4 miles north of Idlewild tower in heavy rain and overcast conditions at the intersection of 169 Street and 89th Avenue in Jamaica, Queens, New York. Both occupants were killed ...
American Airlines Flight 476 was a passenger flight operated by American Airlines from Tulsa Municipal Airport in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Laguardia Airport in New York City, New York. On August 4, 1955, the Convair CV-240-0 crashed while attempting an emergency landing in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri , killing all 30 passengers and crew.