Plane Comes Down In Queens

Tuesday, 13 November 2001, 9:12 am
Article: Maree Howard

An American Airlines plane enroute to the Dominican Republic has crashed into the New York suburb of Queens just after take-off from Kennedy Airport.

The cause of the crash is unknown but early reports suggest an engine fell off although a whole wing has been reported to have been found in the Bay suggesting something more than mechanical failure caused the crash.

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