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12-23-2009, 06:50 AM
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http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20091223/twl-plane-breaks-apart-on-landing-in-jam-3fd0ae9.html
Plane 'Breaks Apart' On Landing In Jamaica
An American Airlines plane carrying more than 150 people has overshot a runway and broken apart while landing in heavy rain in Jamaica.
Reports suggest the Boeing 737 ploughed through the perimeter fence at Kingston's Norman Manley International Airport and came to rest on a beachfront.
Jamaica's information minister Daryl Vaz said at least 40 people had been taken to hospital, with mostly minor injuries.
American Airlines spokesman Tim Smith said: "Preliminary reports indicate there are no serious injuries."
Mr Smith said the airline would not speculate on the cause of the incident.
The plane was carrying 148 passengers and six crew members.
It originated at Washington's Reagan National Airport, and had stopped at Miami en route to Kingston.
American Airlines is working with US authorities to determine the cause of the crash.
The US National Transportation Safety Board is expected to send a team to the scene of crash to establish what happened.
The airport was closed for investigators to examine the scene and decide if the runway was safe.
All flights were diverted to Montego Bay, on the western end of the island.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20091223/twl-plane-breaks-apart-on-landing-in-jam-3fd0ae9.html
Plane 'Breaks Apart' On Landing In Jamaica
An American Airlines plane carrying more than 150 people has overshot a runway and broken apart while landing in heavy rain in Jamaica.
Reports suggest the Boeing 737 ploughed through the perimeter fence at Kingston's Norman Manley International Airport and came to rest on a beachfront.
Jamaica's information minister Daryl Vaz said at least 40 people had been taken to hospital, with mostly minor injuries.
American Airlines spokesman Tim Smith said: "Preliminary reports indicate there are no serious injuries."
Mr Smith said the airline would not speculate on the cause of the incident.
The plane was carrying 148 passengers and six crew members.
It originated at Washington's Reagan National Airport, and had stopped at Miami en route to Kingston.
American Airlines is working with US authorities to determine the cause of the crash.
The US National Transportation Safety Board is expected to send a team to the scene of crash to establish what happened.
The airport was closed for investigators to examine the scene and decide if the runway was safe.
All flights were diverted to Montego Bay, on the western end of the island.