AN AMERICAN Airlines Airbus A300 airliner has crashed into a residential area of New York.
The plane reportedly crashed shortly after taking off from JFK airport, coming down in the Queens district of the city.
Plumes of black smoke can be seen rising over the district and several houses are reported to be ablaze.
The cause of the crash is not yet known.
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