[Oldeconomybuyer]

06:38 PST NEW YORK (AP) --
A plane crashed Monday morning in the Queens section of New York, and buildings reportedly were on fire in the neighborhood.

The plane crashed shortly after 9 a.m. and thick, black smoke could be scene in televised reports.

The type of plane and number of people aboard were not immediately known. CNN reported that American Airlines confirmed the plane was an inbound American Airlines Boeing 767. The airline told The Associated Press it had no immediate comment.

[hellinahandcart]

NY1 is reporting that the plane had just taken off, CNN reporting that it was inbound. NY1, bad as it sometimes is, is very good at reporting local emergencies, so I tend to trust them.

[dglang]

Confusion prevails. Fox news is broadcasting that it was an airbus A300 in the process of taking off. It may take a while before the truth comes out. Witnesses report two seperate impact sites, with parts falling from the sky. Implication is that there was an explosion or other failure while airborn.