ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58930
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 March 2009 |
| Time: | c. 08:15 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-83 |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N971TW |
| MSN: | 53621/2274 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 93 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near New York-LaGuardia, NY (LGA) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | New York-LaGuardia, NY (LGA) |
| Chicago O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
American Flight 309 departed New York's LaGuardia Airport at 08:15. The MD-80 apparently suffered an uncontained no.2 engine failure. Debris fell on a rooftop of a building in Queens.
The plane landed safely at runway 22R 21 minutes later.
Sources:
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-jfk/?hp
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL309/history/20090311/1205Z/KLGA/KORD
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2009 13:57 | harro | Added |
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