Queens Catastrophe (American Airlines Flight 587)

Name: Queens Catastrophe (American Airlines Flight 587)
Director: Tim Wolochatiuk
Released: 2014-01-06
Duration: 45 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Michael Kash, Bruce Godfree, Thom Marriott, Dan Warry-Smith, Todd Schroeder

S13 E4 January 6, 2014 0h 45m ★ 7.8

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Overview

On 12 November 2001, just two months after the September 11 attacks, American Airlines Flight 587 spirals out of control after taking off from John F. Kennedy Airport. Shortly after, the aircraft crashes into the suburb of Queens, killing all 260 people on board and five people on the ground. The vertical stabilizer had detached from the aircraft because of improper rudder use by the first officer, after encountering wake turbulence from a Boeing 747-400 that had taken off minutes earlier.