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OT: Washington News Post Article for those that can't reach the site
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001 10:23:41 -0500
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Plane Crashes Near JFK Airport 
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The Associated Press
Monday, November 12, 2001; 10:16 AM 

NEW YORK -- An American Airlines jetliner en route from New York to Santo
Domingo crashed moments after takeoff Monday into a residential neighborhood
near Kennedy Airport, authorities said.

The plane, an Airbus A300, had a capacity of 275 people. There was no report
of the number of casualties, either on the plane or on the ground, where
several buildings were reported to be ablaze.

Thick, black smoke could be seen miles away from the crash in the Rockaways
section of the borough of Queens.

Bill Schumann of the Federal Aviation Administration said there was no
immediate indication of what caused the crash.

There was no immediate indication that terrorism was to blame, but the
Office of Emergency Management said all bridges and tunnels in the city were
closed except to emergency vehicles.

All metro area airports were closed following the crash near Beach 129th
Street and Newport Avenue.

The mayor canceled his morning events and headed to the scene.

In Washington, Tara Hamilton, spokeswoman for The Metropolitan Washington
Airports Authority, which controls Ronald Reagan National and Dulles
Airports, "anything that is coming to or from New York is not operating
right now." She was waiting for more information from the FAA.

One eyewitness reported debris falling from sky, and told the Fox News
Channel four homes were on fire.

Another told CNN he was 40 blocks away and saw "Just a lot of smoke. Tons
and tons of smoke. You can see emergency vehicles heading to area. Lots of
people are standing in the streets. It's very tense."


© 2001 The Associated Press



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