Families of those who died in the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 on Nov. 12, 2001, gathered in November for an annual memorial ceremony. The plane crashed in the Belle Harbor section of Queens.

In November 2001, American Airlines 587 crashed shortly after takeoff from New York's Kennedy International Airport. All 260 people on board and five people on the ground died in the crash.

In November 2001, American Airlines 587 crashed shortly after takeoff from New York's Kennedy International Airport. All 260 people on board and five people on the ground died in the crash. Of course, ...

Wednesday night’s crash of an American Airlines commuter plane in Washington could be one of the worst disasters for the Fort Worth-based airline in more than two decades.

Wreckage from the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army helicopter have now been lifted from the Potomac ...

Wednesday night’s crash of an American Airlines commuter plane in Washington is one of the worst disasters for the Fort Worth-based airline in more than two decades.

Robert Isom said said airline is focused on passengers, crew members, first responders, families and loved ones.

It has been even longer since a major American Airlines crash. In November 2001, American Flight 587 crashed after takeoff from JFK Airport in New York City, killing all 260 people on board.

In all, nearly 3,000 people died in the Sept. 11 attacks. Two months after 9/11, on Nov. 12, 2001, American Airlines Flight 587 bound for the Dominican Republic crashed in Belle Harbor, N.Y., ...

Star-Telegram’s front-page coverage of the Nov. 12, 2001, crash of American Airlines Flight 587 out of John F. Kennedy airport in New York. The worst aviation accident ever in the United States ...

The second-worst accident in the United States came on Nov. 12, 2001, when 265 people were killed during a crash involving American Airlines flight 587, according to the Aviation Safety Network.