Queens Catastrophe (American Airlines Flight 587)

Summary

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.

Guest stars

• Thom Marriott as NTSB Investigator Benzon
• Michael Kash as Captain States
• Bruce Godfree as First Officer Molin
• Dan Warry-Smith as Investigator Murphy
• Todd Schroeder as FBI Agent Mawn
• Raven Dauda as Air Traffic Controller
• Shailene Garnett as Hilda Mayor
• Alessandro Costantini as Jason Shorr
• Robert Benzon as Bob Benzon