American Airlines Flight 587
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| Date | 12 November 2001 |
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| Location | New York City, USA |
| Deaths | 265 |
| Description | A catastrophic plane crash in New York City exactly two months and one day after 9-11. |
Exactly two months and one day after 9-11, New York City saw another huge air disaster, but this event has been memory holed. American Airlines Flight 587 was the second-deadliest aviation accident in American history. The plane was flying to the Dominican Republic before suddenly falling out of the sky onto a residential area.
Crash
Shortly after take-off from John F. Kennedy International Airport, the plane crashed into the suburban Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, demolishing many houses around the intersection of Newport Avenue and Beach 131st Street in the neighbourhood of Belle Harbor.
Deaths
All 260 people aboard the plane (251 passengers and 9 crew members), as well as one dog in the cargo hold, died in the crash. Five bystanders and one dog on the ground were also killed.
Investigation
Suspected terrorism; blamed on pilot error.
In 2021, looking at Newport Ave & Beach 131 St, Queens, NY 11694, USA on Google Maps, it is impossible to tell that anything ever happened there.
Further reading
https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR0404.pdf
