Aircraft Accident ReportIn-Flight Separation of Vertical Stabilizer American Airlines Flight 587

On November 12, 2001, about 0916:15 eastern standard time, American Airlinesflight 587, an Airbus Industrie A300-605R, N14053, crashed into a residential area ofBelle Harbor, New York, shortly after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport,Jamaica, New York. Flight 587 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight to LasAmericas International Airport, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, with 2 flightcrewmembers, 7 flight attendants, and 251 passengers aboard the airplane.