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American Airlines Boeing 737-823 N977AN (msn 29550) MIA (overshoots the runway at Kingston)

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American Airlines’ (Dallas/Fort Worth) Boeing 737-823 N977AN (msn 29550) as flight AA 331 from Washington (Reagan National) to Kingston, Jamaica via the Miami hub overshot the runway at KIN on landing with 148 passengers and six crew members in a heavy rainstorm late last night. The aircraft is substantially damaged (a possible insurance write off).

News link with video:

news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091223/ap_on_bi_ge/us_flight_overshoots_runway

Statement from American Airlines with an update on the injuries:

finance.yahoo.com/news/AMERICAN-ACTIVATES-ITS-FAMILY-prnews-3515628815.html?x=0&.v=1

Copyright Photo: Jay Selman. N977AN is pictured at Miami before the accident.