The crash happened at about 8:15 a.m. ( 7:15 p.m . ET Friday ) during takeoff in Shanghai , according to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board . Three Americans die when cargo plane crashes at Shanghai 's Pudong International Airport . - The first flight from New York to London takes off in the United States, with a Boeing 707 flying over Manhattan and Newark. Plane was on its way to Kyrgyzstan and caught fire on takeoff .
Three Americans die when cargo plane crashes at Shanghai 's Pudong International Airport . - The first flight from New York to London takes off in the United States, with a Boeing 707 flying over Manhattan and Newark. Plane was on its way to Kyrgyzstan and caught fire on takeoff .