Got this while ago, just downloaded it. I'm sure some of you are already aware; but, just in case. Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Garrison St.Clair" <gunslinger@insaro.org> To: "1.Distribution.List.LIMITED" <distribution.list.admin@insaro.org> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 10:56 AM Subject: [sar-l] AIRCRAFT CRASH: USA-NY - AA587 - ADVIOSRY #01
> > > American Airlines flight 587 from New York City to Santo > Domingo, Dominican Republic crashed shortly after take-off (0915 EST) from > John F. Kennedy airport on Monday, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration > said. > The wide-body Airbus A-300 twin engine passenger jet crashed five miles from > the airport in a residential area of Rockaway, in the Queens borough of New > York City, said FAA spokesman William Shumann. > > The FAA said it had "no information on what caused the crash." > > Last contact with aircraft approximately 1 minute after takeoff. > > 246 passengers and 9 crewpersons on board. > > 12 Buildings struck. > > 4 known fires. > > Engine may have separated from fuselage. > > Eyewitness accounts differ as to fire/explosion/smoke. > > NYC at Level I Alert. > > All bridges and tunnels to and from NYC have been closed to non-emergency > traffic as a precautionary measure. > > > Gunslinger > > Gunslinger's First Law of SAR: > "SAR is for the serious, not the well meaning." > > ---- > > To subscribe to the Incident Briefing Network list: > Send a blank e-mail to: incident-briefing-network-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > > Please distribute the subscription information to all interested parties. > > ************************************************************** > > > > > > ========================================================================== > To unsubscribe send email to sar-l-request@lists.islandnet.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' in the subject field. > ========================================================================== > > |
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