American Airlines Jet Breaks Apart on Jamaican Runway

 

An American Airlines plane originating from DC broke overshot the runway in Jamaica and broke apart.  Witnesses report that  the plane ran off the runway, through a fence and ended up on the beach very close to the water.  There was substantial wing and engine damage and fuselage damage.  The plane was carrying 148 people.  About 40 were injured, some seriously.

 

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