NYC Airports closed again

[Gonzo]

An American Airlines 767 crashed in Queens this AM-nobody is saying its cause--stay tuned

 

[Gonzo]

from the NY Times

An American Airlines flight from New York to the Dominican Republic crashed after takeoff today, and buildings reportedly were on fire in the Queens section of New York City

 

[Q]

I checked out CNN site, but it only has about 3 sentences, no speculation as to the cause of the crash.

*edit* CNN is getting totally hammered, I can't even get the site to load now.

at OCN I read its a Boeing A300 airbus and according to Boeings website, it has a capacity of 266 passengers.

 

[Gonzo]

Updates-according to the FCC it was an Airbus A-300, not a 767-thanks Q & it had 256 passengers aboard. An eyewitness says the engine fell off(similar to thecrash in Chicago a few years ago)--unlikey terrorism-

 

[Huge]

I'm glad I can't see it from where I am. But I don't like the timing of this unless it is a total accident (which it now sounds like).

 

[Gonzo]

Guilianni(sic?) closed the tunnels & bridges as a precaution-"for an hour or two", to see if this is just an accident. The airspace is closed & there are patrols flying around the city.

 

[s4]

It's too soon to speculate on the cause. Sometimes plane crashes can take weeks or months to find out the reason.