Timeline Monday 12 November 2001

Events on Monday 12 November 2001 1

• 2001 American Airlines Flight 587 crashes in New York Airbus goes down in Queens, killing 265 On 12 November 2001 an Airbus A300 bound for the Dominican Republic broke apart shortly after take-off from Kennedy Airport and crashed into the Belle Harbor neighbourhood of Queens. All 260 people on board and 5 on the ground were killed. Investigators blamed excessive rudder inputs that snapped off the tail fin.