[TriLUG] more on crash

[Paul Jones]

NPR says the flight was destined for the dominican republic.

this from
http://www.newsobserver.com/monday/front/Story/837438p-825263c.html

Plane crashes in Queens, N.Y.

The Associated Press

NEW YORK -- An American Airlines flight from New York to the Dominican
Republic crashed after takeoff Monday, and buildings reportedly were on
fire in the Queens section of New York City.

The Airbus A300 crashed shortly after 9 a.m. and thick, black smoke could
be seen miles away.

Bill Schumann of the Federal Aviation Administration said there was no
immediate indication of what caused the crash. He said the plane could
hold up to 275 passengers, and crashed about five miles from Kennedy
Airport.

All metro area airports were closed following the crash, in the Rockaways
section of Queens.

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

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."

The crash came two months after the attack on the World Trade Center,
which was destroyed by two Boeing 767s hijacked out of Boston's Logan
Airport. One of the planes was operated by American, the other by United.


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