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On 12 November 2001, just two months after the September 11 attacks, American Airlines Flight 587 spiraled out of control after taking off from John F. Kennedy Airport. Shortly after, the aircraft crashed into the suburb of Queens, killing all 260 people on board, as well as five on the ground. The tail had previously detached from the aircraft because of improper rudder use by the first officer while the plane was encountering wake turbulence from a Japan Airlines Boeing 747-400 that took off minutes earlier.