260 fatal · Airbus Industrie A300B4-605R · 2001-11-12 · Belle Harbor, NY, USA
Event
NTSB number
DCA02MA001
Event ID
20011130X02321
Type
Accident
Date
2001-11-12
Location
Belle Harbor, NY, USA
Coordinates
40.57917, -73.840538
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
260
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
265
Aircraft
Make
Airbus Industrie
Model
A300B4-605R
Registration
N14053
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the in-flight separation of the vertical stabilizer as a result of the loads beyond ultimate design that were created by the first officer's unnecessary and excessive rudder pedal inputs. Contributing to these rudder pedal inputs were characteristics of the Airbus A300-600 rudder system design and elements of the American Airlines Advanced Aircraft Maneuvering Program.