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Airbus A300-600R

A300-420Written off

RegistrationUSN14053

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorAmerican Airlines

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Airbus A300-600R built in 1987. Operated for American Airlines.

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Young · 14 years · ≈ 42,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2× 2 x GE CF6-80C2A5

Seats251 (F16 · Y235)

First flight1987

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

MSN420

Hex / ICAO 24-bitA0A5D3

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 2026

The model · Airbus A300

Figures for the A300-600R variant, the most representative of the family · it is 52% the length of a football pitch

Length54.1 m177 ft

Wingspan44.8 m147 ft

Height16.7 m55 ft

Range7,501 km4,050 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed828 km/h447 ktMach 0.78

Service ceiling12,200 m40,026 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight171,700 kg378,533 lb

Maximum payload82,895 kg182,752 lbIts 266 passengers with baggage would weigh about 26.6 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity266 passengersUp to 361 in a high-density layout

Endurance9 h 04 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 7,501 km range, from London it could fly non-stop as far as:

HAVHavana7,484 km BOMMumbai7,213 km MIAMiami7,109 km ATLAtlanta6,761 km DELNew Delhi6,731 km

Beyond its rangeDFWDallas-Fort Worth7,627 km

The type first flew in 1972 (54 years ago) · About 561 units built · Production ended in 2007

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Seating layout

16First

235Economy

251 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1988–2001American Airlines network of its widebody aircraft

Base

LHRLondon

Main destinations

MIAMiami JFKNew York PHLPhiladelphia NRTNarita DFWDallas-Fort Worth LAXLos Angeles ORDChicago CLTCharlotte AUHAbu Dhabi CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)MADMadrid

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1987

Built

Assembled by Airbus.

Dec 9, 1987

Delivered to Airbus Industrie

Delivered to Airbus Industrie as F-WWAU.

Jul 12, 1988

Transferred to American Airlines

Transferred to American Airlines.

Sep 11, 2001

Grounded after 9/11

On September 11, 2001, the 300 605R aircraft (registration N14053), operated by American Airlines, was in the news. Source: the FAA (United States).

What happened

On 11 September 2001, after the attacks with hijacked aircraft on the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon, the FAA ordered — for the first time in history — the complete closure of United States airspace (the SCATANA plan): all civil aviation was told to land immediately, and by midday the American sky was clear. Around 240 international flights bound for the United States were diverted to Canada — Operation Yellow Ribbon, with more than 30,000 passengers. Airspace reopened gradually from 13 September, by then under new security measures. Source: the FAA (United States).

Source: FAA

Nov 12, 2001

Accident at Belle Harbor, Queens, New York

On November 12, 2001, the 300 605R aircraft (registration N14053), operated by American Airlines, was involved in a fatal accident at Belle Harbor, Queens, New York (United States), leaving 260 dead on board and 5 on the ground. Source: American Airlines.

What happened

Two months after 9/11, the A300 departing for Santo Domingo flew into the wake of a 747 and the first officer swung the rudder fully from side to side to counter it, so hard that the vertical stabiliser separated. The aircraft fell on a Queens neighbourhood. All 260 people on board died, and five on the ground. Pilots learned that the rudder is not for turbulence.

Source: American Airlines

Operators

1987-12-09

Airbus Industrie

Registration F-WWAU · Lessor: Toulouse

1988-07-12

American Airlines

Registration N14053

In memoriam

This aircraft was involved in an accident with fatalities. Out of respect for those who lost their lives and for their families, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Airbus A300-600R · N14053 · American Airlines}},
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  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A300-420},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A300-420}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
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