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You could have checked Wikipedia, but here is a list of everything THEY list.1940s[edit]October 30, 1941: American Airlines Flight 1, a Douglas DC-3 en route from New York City to Detroit with two stopovers at Buffalo and Chicago, stalled and dived into a ploughed field over St. Thomas, Ontario, in Canada killing all 20 on board after circling to look for a place to land. Cause undetermined.[8]October 23, 1942: American Airlines Flight 28 (Flagship Connecticut), en route from Burbank, California, to New York City, crashed in Chino Canyon near Palm Springs after it was clipped by a U.S. Army Air Forces Lockheed B-34 Ventura II bomber. The crash killed all nine passengers and crew of three aboard the Douglas DC-3; among the victims was award-winning composer and Hollywood songwriter Ralph Rainger. The bomber, being flown by a two-man crew, landed safely.July 28, 1943: American Airlines Flight 63 (Flagship Ohio), a Douglas DC-3 routing Cleveland-Columbus-Dayton-Cincinnati-Louisville-Nashville-Memphis crashed on the second-to-last segment of the flight (Louisville-Nashville) about 1.6 miles (2.6 km) west of Trammel, KY. The aircraft descended from 200 feet (61 m) until it struck trees, then traveled across an open field and stopped in an upright position. Of the 22 people on board (18 passenger and 4 crew) 20 died. The cause of the crash was loss of control due to severe turbulence and violent downdrafts.[9]October 15, 1943: American Airlines Flight 63 (Flagship Missouri) a Douglas DC-3 routing Nashville-Memphis crashed near Centerville, Tennessee. As the aircraft was cleared to climb by air traffic control, it instead descended until it struck a hill and burst into flames. All 11 people on board (8 passengers and 3 crew) were killed, including Blan R. Maxwell, who was the speaker of the Tennessee State Senate. The cause of the crash was determined to be icing, either on the wings or propellers.[10]February 10, 1944: American Airlines Flight 2, a DC-3 routing Little Rock, Arkansas-Memphis crashed into the Mississippi River about 18.1 miles (29.1 km) from Memphis International Airport. All 24 occupants on board (21 passengers and 3 crew members) were killed; 11 of the fatalities were members of the armed services. The cause of the crash was never determined.[11]January 10, 1945: American Airlines Flight 6001, a Douglas DC-3 was approaching Lockheed Air Terminal now known as Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, CA when it apparently veered to the left as if circling to landing. The pilot radioed, stating he could not gain visual contact with the ground and requested vectors to Palmdale. Clearance to proceed was given, but the flight was not seen or heard from again until the next day when search crews found the wreckage in foothills approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) NE of the Lockheed Air Terminal. All 24 occupants (21 passengers and 3 crew), including 17 members of the Army and Navy, were killed. The cause of the crash was determined to be the pilot's missed approach procedure to the point where it could not be applied safely.[12]February 23, 1945: American Airlines Flight 9, a Douglas DC-3 flying on a routing New York City-Washington, DC-Nashville-Los Angeles, crashed into the wooded summit of Glade Mountain about 6 miles (9.7 km) SW of the town of Rural Retreat, Virginia. Of the 22 occupants on board (19 passengers and 3 crewmembers) 17 were killed. The cause of the crash was determined to be pilot error in not properly remaining at a safe altitude.[13]March 3, 1946: American Airlines Flight 6-103, a Douglas DC-3, routing New York-Tucson-San Diego, crashed into Thing Mountain, near El Centro, California. The crew reported flying over El Centro; thereafter the aircraft descended and crashed into the mountain. All 25 occupants on board (22 passengers and 3 crew) were killed. The cause of the crash was determined to be the pilot's action in permitting the descent to occur, for which no explanation has been found.[14]August 25, 1946: American Airlines Flight 26, (Flagship Tulsa), a Douglas C-47 was on a training flight originating and terminating in Memphis, TN. Approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) WSW of Ashland, MS the aircraft crashed into the ground. Both occupants on board were killed. The cause of the crash was determined to be an unexplained loss of control.[15]December 28, 1946: American Airlines Flight 2007, a Douglas C-50, routing Detroit-Chicago crashed near Michigan City, Indiana, after an emergency diversion to South Bend after the pilot reported problems with both engines. Of the 21 occupants on board (18 passengers and 3 crew) 2 of the crew were killed. The cause of the crash was determined to be fuel starvation in both engines.August 8, 1947: American Airlines Flight 765 a Douglas DC-3 flying New York City-Buffalo on a cargo flight (transporting an engine) crashed into Flushing Bay while returning to La Guardia Airport after the pilot reported low oil pressure in the No. 2 engine. The aircraft sank in approximately five minutes. Both pilots on board were killed. The cause of the crash was determined to be insufficient air speed for single-engine operation while attempting the landing.[16]October 8, 1947: An American Airlines Douglas DC-4 over Texas went into a steep dive after a prank played by an off-duty pilot. The off-duty pilot secretly activated the wind-gust lock in flight, which resulted in the command pilot, not realizing that the wind-gust lock was activated, rolling the elevator trim with no response. When the off-duty pilot deactivated the gust lock, the aircraft went into a steep dive, executed part of an outside roll and became inverted. Neither the command pilot nor the off-duty pilot had their seat-belts fastened which led them to hit the feathering switches with their heads. No one realized the feathering reduced power but it allowed the strapped-in co-pilot to bring the aircraft back under control at an altitude of 350 feet.[17]November 29, 1949: American Airlines Flight 157, a Douglas DC-6, veered off the runway and struck buildings after the flight crew lost control of the aircraft during its final approach to Dallas Love Field; of the 41 passengers and 5 crew, 26 passengers and 2 crew members were killed.1950s[edit]August 22, 1950: American Airlines Flight 14, a Douglas DC-6 flying from Los Angeles-Chicago suffered decompression after a propeller blade from the #3 engine failed and punctured the fuselage near Eagle, Colorado. The plane made a safe landing in Denver. One passenger with a heart condition died. The cause of the accident was fatigue in the propeller.[18]January 22, 1952: American Airlines Flight 6780, a Convair 240 was on routing Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse-Newark when it crashed at the intersection of Williamson and South Streets in the city of Elizabeth, New Jersey, approximately 3.4 miles (5.5 km) SE of Newark while descending for a landing. The aircraft was noticed to be drifting off course and descending prior to the crash. All 23 occupants on board (20 passengers and 3 crew) plus 7 civilians on the ground, were killed. Among the passengers was Robert P. Patterson, former Undersecretary of War under Franklin Delano Roosevelt and former War Secretary under Harry S. Truman. The cause of the crash was never determined.[19]June 28, 1952: A Temco Swift private aircraft flew into the No. 4 propeller of American Airlines Flight 910, a Douglas DC-6 carrying 55 passengers and 5 crew, on final approach to Dallas Love Field from San Francisco, California. The Swift crashed, killing both occupants, but the DC-6 was almost completely unscathed and landed safely. The crash was attributed to the failure of the Swift's pilot to exercise proper caution during his landing approach.[20][21]September 16, 1953: American Airlines Flight 723, a Convair 240, was flying Boston-Springfield-Albany-Syracuse-Rochester-Buffalo-Detroit-Chicago when it crashed and caught fire after flying into a series of radio towers in a fog while descending for landing. All 28 occupants on board (25 passengers and 3 crew) were killed.[22]January 21, 1954: American Airlines Flight 767, a Convair CV-240 crashed quickly after taking off from Buffalo Niagara International Airport. The left engine failed causing the pilot to attempt a return to the airport. A successful wheels up landing was made southeast of the airport 200 yards south of 2478 George Urban Blvd. in Depew, New York. No deaths and few injuries were reported.July 6, 1954: American Airlines Flight 163, a Douglas DC-6 was flying Cleveland-St. Louis when a 15-year-old passenger burst into the cockpit with an empty pistol in an attempt to hijack the plane. The captain produced his own gun and shot the perpetrator dead.[23]March 20, 1955: American Airlines Flight 711, a Convair 240, was flying from St. Louis to Springfield, Missouri, when it crashed a quarter mile short of the airport while landing. Of the 35 occupants on board (32 passengers and 3 crew), 13 were killed. The cause of the crash was determined to be spatial disorientation and inattention to instruments.August 4, 1955: American Airlines Flight 476, a Convair 240, flying Tulsa, OK-Springfield, MO-St. Louis, MO-New York City crashed while attempting to make an emergency landing at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, after the No. 2 engine caught fire. While descending the right wing failed due to the fire and the aircraft crashed in a forest. All 30 occupants were killed. The investigation revealed that an unairworthy cylinder that had been installed in the No. 2 engine had failed in flight, causing the fire.[24][25]January 6, 1957: American Airlines Flight 327, a Convair 240, flying Providence, Rhode Island-Joplin-Tulsa when it struck trees about 4 miles (6.4 km) N of the approach end to Rwy 17 at Tulsa International Airport, slid along the ground to the top of an upslope, and then jumped a ditch and came to rest 540 feet (160 m) from the approach end. Of the 10 occupants on board (7 passengers and 3 crew) one passenger was killed. The cause of the crash was determined to be the lack of alertness by the captain in allowing the first officer to continue the descent to too low an altitude.[26]February 3, 1959: American Airlines Flight 320, a Lockheed L-188 Electra, crashed into the East River on approach to LaGuardia Airport on February 3, 1959, due to pilot error. 65 of the 73 on board died.August 15, 1959: American Airlines Flight 514 (Flagship Connecticut), a Boeing 707 was on a training flight ending at Grumman Peconic River Airport, Calverton, NY now known as Calverton Executive Airpark, when during descent the aircraft began a barrel roll to the right, yawed and crashed in flames after the pilots shut off the engines to simulate a flameout. All 5 crew on board were killed. The cause of the crash was determined to be the failure of the crew to recognize the yaw.[27]1960s[edit]September 14, 1960: American Airlines Flight 361, a Lockheed L-188 Electra, caught its landing gear on a dike while landing at LaGuardia Airport. The aircraft came to rest upside down. There were no fatalities amongst the seventy-six occupants (seventy passengers, six crew).[28][29]January 28, 1961: American Airlines Flight 1502 (Flagship Oklahoma, a Boeing 707) was on a training flight from Idlewild Airport (now John F. Kennedy International Airport) when it crashed about five miles (8 km) W of Montauk Point after being seen in a left-wing low steep dive. All six occupants on board were killed. The cause of the crash was determined to be a loss of control for reasons unknown.March 1, 1962: American Airlines Flight 1, a Boeing 707, crashed shortly after takeoff from Idlewild airport due to a maintenance error causing rudder failure. All 95 people on board were killed. At the time, it was the nation's highest death toll involving a single commercial airplane.[30]November 8, 1965: American Airlines Flight 383, a Boeing 727, crashed on approach to Cincinnati airport. The aircraft crashed, killing 58 and leaving four survivors, including a flight attendant, Toni Ketchell. Pilot error was cited.November 12, 1967: A Boeing 727 was flying over Alamosa, Colorado, when a bomb detonated in the rear baggage compartment, destroying three bags. The plane landed one hour and 45 minutes later. The FBI arrested the man responsible.[31]1970s[edit]May 25, 1970: American Airlines Flight 206, a Boeing 727, was hijacked by a passenger demanding to be taken to Cuba.[32]December 28, 1970: American Airlines (Trans Caribbean Airways) 727-200; St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands: The pilot made a hard landing which caused the aircraft to bounce, followed by a second touchdown which caused the main landing gear to fail. The aircraft overran the runway and hit an embankment. Two of the 46 passengers were killed, the crew survived.October 25, 1971: American Airlines Flight 98 was hijacked to Cuba.[33]December 21, 1971: American Airlines Flight 47, a Boeing 707, was hijacked.[34]June 12, 1972: American Airlines Flight 96; the rear cargo door of a near-new McDonnell Douglas DC-10 en route from Los Angeles to New York with stops in Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI and Buffalo Niagara International Airport, NY opened in flight, causing an explosive decompression over Windsor, Ontario. Tail controls were damaged but it landed safely at Detroit. The cause was a design flaw of the DC-10 rear cargo door latching mechanism. (See Turkish Airlines Flight 981)June 23, 1972: American Airlines Flight 119, a Boeing 727 from St. Louis to Tulsa International Airport, was hijacked by Martin J. McNally under the pseudonym of Robert W. Wilson, who demanded $502,500. The plane flew back and forth between Tulsa and St. Louis while the loot was raised. In St. Louis, live news reports about the hijacking prompted David J. Hanley, a 30-year-old businessman, to crash his 1972 Cadillac at 80 mph through two airport fences, travel down the runway at high speed and crash into the nosegear of the plane, which was beginning to taxi. The demolished car lodged under the fuselage and one wing. Hanley suffered multiple injuries and was charged with willfully damaging a civil aircraft. The hijacker transferred to a new 727 and jumped out of the plane over Indiana. The full loot bag and gun were discovered by searchers near Peru, Indiana. Fingerprints led to McNally. While in Marion Federal Prison McNally and fellow inmate and hijacker Garrett Trapnell on May 24, 1978, were involved in an attempted prison escape after Trapnell's girlfriend hijacked a helicopter. The escape attempt ended when the helicopter pilot grabbed the woman's gun and killed her. McNally was paroled from prison January 27, 2010. Trapnell died in prison of illness.[35]July 12, 1972: American Airlines Flight 633, a Boeing 727, was hijacked en route to Dallas. The hijacker demanded a ransom to be paid before surrendering.[36]April 27, 1976: American Airlines Flight 625, a Boeing 727, crashed on approach to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands resulting in a considerable number of fatalities (37 died of the 88 on board). The aircraft overran a short runway, pilot error was cited. American subsequently ceased all jet service into St. Thomas until runway expansion and other airport improvements were completed. During this interim period, American served St. Thomas with Convair 440 prop aircraft operated by a wholly owned subsidiary, American Inter-Island Airlines [37] (see Notes in American Airlines fleet history).May 25, 1979: American Airlines Flight 191, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10, crashed at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. During the takeoff roll, the left engine and pylon separated from the wing. The crew continued the takeoff, but wing damage due to the engine separation also damaged the aircraft hydraulic system and caused retraction of some flight control surfaces. The aircraft rolled and crashed shortly after takeoff. All 258 passengers and 13 crew were killed. Two people on the ground were also killed.June 20, 1979: American Airlines Flight 293 was hijacked by Nikola Kavaja. He demanded and received another aircraft, intending to crash it into the headquarters of the Yugoslav Communist Party. The aircraft landed in Ireland and the hijacker surrendered.[38]November 15, 1979: American Airlines Flight 444 en route from Chicago-Washington, DC; the Unabomber attempted to blow up the flight with a bomb smuggled into the cargo hold. The explosive failed to detonate, instead only giving off large quantities of smoke. There were no fatalities, and 12 passengers were treated for smoke inhalation.November 24, 1979: American Airlines Flight 395 was hijacked by a passenger demanding to be taken to Iran. The plane was stormed by police and the hijacker was arrested in Texas.[39]1980s[edit]April 9, 1980, American Airlines Flight 348, a Boeing 727, was hijacked and taken to Cuba.[40]October 23, 1981, American Airlines Flight 676 was hijacked by an individual demanding to be taken to Canada.[41]September 22, 1983, American Airlines Flight 625, a hijacker handed a hand note to flight attendant, threatening to blow up the plane if it was not diverted to Cuba. He stayed in the lavatory until the plane landed. The hijacker was arrested in Havana.[42]February 11, 1984, American Airlines Flight 658 was hijacked by Haitian Army corporal armed with an Uzi. He demanded to be taken to New York and requested political asylum after landing. He handed his gun to the crew and was arrested.[43]December 31, 1984, American Airlines Flight 626, a DC-10, was hijacked during a flight from St. Croix Airport to New York John F. Kennedy International Airport by a prisoner who was under armed escort. Feigning flight sickness, he went into the restroom and came out with a gun. The aircraft landed at Havana Airport. The hijacker was taken into Cuban custody.[44]April 16, 1985, engine number 3 of an American Airlines Boeing 727 was torn from its mounts while flying at an altitude of 35,000 feet. Frozen fluid from a leakage of the lavatory waste drain valve was ingested by the engine. There were no injuries.[45]June 27, 1985: American Airlines Flight 633, a DC-10, taking off from Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Texas overran the runway and nosedived into a nearby lake. There were no injuries.[46]February 3, 1988: American Airlines Flight 132, an MD-83, flying from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Nashville International Airport, experienced a cargo hold fire because of a chemical reaction resulting from undeclared and improperly packaged hazardous materials. There were no fatalities but 13 people were seriously injured.[47][48]May 21, 1988: American Airlines Flight 70, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 bound for Frankfurt, overran Runway 35L at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport during an attempted rejected takeoff; the jetliner continued to accelerate for several seconds before slowing, and did not stop until it had run 1,100 feet (335 m) past the runway threshold, collapsing the nose landing gear. 2 crew were seriously injured and the remaining 12 crew and 240 passengers escaped safely; the aircraft was severely damaged and was written off.[49][50]October 1, 1988: American Airlines Flight 658 was stormed and hijacked by three Haitian soldiers, demanding political asylum and to be taken to New York. They surrendered after the pilots agreed to fly to New York.[51]May 27, 1989: a Cuban immigrant hijacked an American Airlines Boeing 727. Armed with a starter pistol, two knives and scissors, and claiming to have explosives, he demanded to be taken back to Cuba. He surrendered after the plane landed in Miami to refuel.[52]1990s[edit]April 2, 1990: American Airlines Flight 658, an Airbus A300, was hijacked by a gunman armed with an Uzi in Haiti. He demanded to be flown to the United States, but he eventually gave up and disappeared into darkness.[53]April 14, 1993: The pilot of American Airlines Flight 102, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30, lost directional control during a crosswind landing in rainy conditions and caused the jetliner to slide off Runway 17L at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport after arriving from Honolulu, Hawaii. The aircraft dug into deep mud alongside the runway, collapsing the nose landing gear and tearing off the left-hand engine and much of the left wing. 2 passengers suffered serious injuries while using the evacuation slides to escape from the steeply tilted fuselage; the remaining 187 passengers and all 13 crew evacuated in relative safety, but the aircraft was written off.[54][55][56]November 12, 1995: American Airlines Flight 1572, a McDonnell McDouglas MD-83 on a domestic scheduled passenger flight between from Chicago, to Hartford, Connecticut, struck trees and landed short of the runway threshold on landing at Bradley International Airport. There was one injury among the 78 on board. The cause of the incident was determined to be the failure of the crew to properly maintain the required altitude during descent.December 20, 1995: American Airlines Flight 965, a Boeing 757, crashed into a mountain on approach to Calí, Colombia, due to pilot error. Of the 163 passengers and crew aboard, 159 passengers and crew were killed, four passengers survived.February 9, 1998: American Airlines Flight 1340, a Boeing 727 struck the ground short of the runway 14R threshold at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) while conducting a Category II (Cat II) instrument landing system (ILS) coupled approach. All 121 passengers and crew survived but the aircraft was written off.June 1, 1999: American Airlines Flight 1420, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, overran the runway while landing during a storm at Little Rock, Arkansas; the aircraft's captain and 10 of the passengers were killed.2000s[edit]The World Trade Center after American Airlines Flight 11 hit (building on the right) one of the Twin Towers during the September 11, 2001, attacksNovember 20, 2000: Purser Jose Chiu, of American Airlines Flight 1291, an Airbus A300, died when a pressurized cabin door opened abruptly during an emergency evacuation at Miami International Airport. The airplane took off from Miami for a planned flight to Haiti. Climbing through 16,000 feet, bleed air from the engines pressurized the cabin to an artificial altitude of 8,000 feet as normal. 11 minutes after departure, warnings from lavatory smoke detectors and a warning light indicating a possible fire in the belly hold (both false, as it turned out) caused the captain to return the aircraft to Miami and order an emergency evacuation upon landing. However, the forward cabin outflow valve was partially blocked by insulation blankets. The blocked valve prevented the cabin from depressurizing and resulted in the cabin pressure increasing further after landing. A flight attendant in the rear cabin (investigators could not determine which one) came forward and advised the captain that the emergency exit doors would not open. About 40 seconds after this statement, Chiu was observed trying to force the handle with both hands. The door, under an estimated 1,500 pounds of pressure, suddenly burst open. The rush of escaping air hurled Chiu more than 40 feet out of the left main door to his death. Two flight service directors in the forward area also were knocked unconscious when the door exploded open.[57]May 23, 2001: The right main landing gear of American Airlines Flight 1107, a Fokker 100, collapsed upon landing on Runway 17C at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport after a scheduled flight from Charlotte/Douglas International Airport. The pilot was able to maintain directional control and bring the aircraft to a stop on the runway. The incident was attributed to metal fatigue caused by a manufacturing flaw in the right main gear's outer cylinder; there were no serious injuries to the 88 passengers or 4 crew, but the aircraft was written off.[58][59]September 11, 2001: Two of the four planes hijacked in the September 11 attacks were American Airlines flights. The first was American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767-200 that was flown into the North Tower of the World Trade Center, and American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757-200 that was flown into the Pentagon. Flight 11 is the deadliest incident in the airline's history and the deadliest on U.S. soil.November 12, 2001: American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300, crashed in the Belle Harbor neighborhood of New York City shortly after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport due to separation of the vertical stabilizer after the first officer overused the rudder while trying to counter wake turbulence from a 747 ahead of them. All 260 people aboard the jetliner and 5 people on the ground were killed in the second deadliest aviation accident on US soil, behind only Flight 191.December 22, 2001: A plot to bomb American Airlines Flight 63 by "shoe bomber" Richard Reid was foiled. The flight was en route from Paris-Charles De Gaulle to Miami, and was diverted to Boston's Logan Airport.September 16, 2004: American Airlines Flight 1374, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, suffered a bird strike just after takeoff causing parts of the engine to fall near houses in Niles, Illinois. The plane returned to O'Hare where a successful emergency landing was made. No injuries were reported amongst the 107 passengers and 5 crew.[60]December 7, 2005: Rigoberto Alpizar, a passenger on American Airlines Flight 924, who officials said had claimed to have a bomb in a carry-on bag, was shot and killed by a team of federal air marshals on the jetway as passengers boarded at Miami International Airport for a flight to Orlando, Florida, from Medellín, Colombia.June 2, 2006: A Boeing 767-223ER (registered N330AA, MSN: 22330/LN: 166) suffered a catastrophic engine failure and fire whilst under maintenance at Los Angeles International Airport.[61]September 28, 2007: American Airlines Flight 1400, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 from Lambert-St. Louis International Airport to O'Hare International Airport, suffered an engine fire on takeoff. The aircraft returned to Lambert-St Louis where a successful emergency landing was made after the nose gear had to be extended by the emergency landing gear extension procedure. No injuries were reported among the 138 passengers and crew, although the aircraft was substantially damaged.[62]May 9, 2009: Thomas Jukovich, an American Airlines ramp worker, died after falling to the ground while loading luggage into Flight 995, at Miami International Airport. The aircraft, a Boeing 777, was scheduled to depart to São Paulo, Brazil. The flight was later cancelled.[63]December 22, 2009: American Airlines Flight 331, a Boeing 737-800, overran the runway in heavy rain at Kingston, Jamaica during landing and came to rest on an access road just short of the Caribbean Sea, with its fuselage broken in three. More than 40 people were injured.[64]2010s[edit]October 28, 2016: American Airlines Flight 383, a Boeing 767-300ER flying from Chicago to Miami, was accelerating for takeoff when the right engine caught fire. The crew aborted the takeoff and emergency crews were able to extinguish the fire. Twenty people suffered minor injuries.[65]April 10, 2019: American Airlines Flight 300, an Airbus A321-200 flying from New York to Los Angeles suffered a loss of control on takeoff, causing the aircraft to bank sharply to the left and the left wing to scrape across the ground, colliding with a runway sign, but was able to circle back for an emergency landing. There were no injuries.[66][67]November 11th 2019: American Airlines Flight 4125, an Embraer ERJ145 with 129 passengers on board, flying from North Carolina, skidded off an icy runway in Chicago. There were no injuries.

Two or three points here.First off, most of the people espousing hateful views of Muslims are white, and most identifiable Muslims are not-white. They view Islam as a religion of brown people and black people, not white people.In other words, racism is strongly intersectional with Islamophobia, roughly 90%.This isn’t a controversial idea. Heck, there are peer-reviewed papers on the subject, such as: The Racialization of Islam in the United States: Islamophobia, Hate Crimes, and “Flying while Brown” by Craig Considine of Rice University.This paper explores the intersectionality of race and Islamophobia by using a set of empirical data relating to the experiences of American Muslims and non-Muslims in the United States. Through a multi-tiered methodology, the paper reveals how racialization processes interact with Islamophobic discourses and actions in American society. Specifically, the dataset is anchored in U.S. public perceptions of American Muslims, hate crime incidents against Muslims and non-Muslims, and the institutionalization of Islamophobia. The paper, which shows how race is endemic to Islamophobic incidents, appeals to the general U.S. public, especially community members from religious, political, academic, civil rights, and social justice backgroundsWitness the number of Sikhs attacked after 9/11 for being Islamic, when in fact they are merely brown people with religious head coverings. They are still being attacked because racists assume any brown person with a religious head covering is Muslim.15 years after 9/11, Sikhs still victims of anti-Muslim hate crimesHate crimes against Muslims and those perceived as Muslims spiked after 9/11. Sikh men grow long beards and wear turbans as a commitment to their faith, and many Americans mistake them for Muslims.After 9/11, turbans made Sikhs targetsIt wasn’t white Sikhs being attacked. It was brown Sikhs.This is happening to Hindus too, that is to say to other brown-skinned people who gather in religious observance that wasn’t Islamic.In recent years, attacks on Hindus have also made headlines, often due to attackers mistaking Hindu practitioners for Muslims. In 2007, six teens were charged for throwing Molotov cocktails at the Hindu temple in Ashland, Massachusetts. In January 2008, an Illinois Hindu community’s homes and temple were vandalized by arson. In June 2010, an Alabama Hindu temple was robbed of their holy statues. In March 2011, Pittsburgh’s Sri Venkateswara temple was attacked at gunpoint and robbed. Finally, one recalls that the 2012 murder of Sunando Sen was predicated upon his killer’s belief that Hindus and Muslims were both responsible for 9/11.Post 9/11 Hate Crime Trends: Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus and Jews in the U.S. (2013)From the same source, this is data point is incredibly telling.Following the inauguration of President Barack Obama in January 2009, CAIR has documented an even higher spike in Islamophobic sentiment and hate crimes in the United States. For example, in February 2009 the Islamic Society of Tampa Bay dealt with harassment via signs, bullhorns, and protests during prayer services. In March 2009, Muslim candidates for office in Bell City, California were defeated after right-wing groups circulated ads superimposing their faces onto images of the destruction of the World Trade Center.That’s right. A black, Christian man is elected President and Islamophobia and hate crimes spiked. Which part of this is hard to understand?Canada has its own share of racist, Islamophobic idiots, sadly.The fire that changed Hamilton actually began as a smaller attack at the nearby Hamilton Mountain Mosque. Late on Friday, September 14, 2001, police allege that the three men smashed a large front window at the mosque.For reasons unknown, the alleged attackers travelled five kilometres to the Hindu Samaj Temple, then a small building being converted from an old United Church, and used an accelerant to ignite the front doors.Three Hamilton men charged in post-9/11 Hindu temple hate crimeTo summarize this point, people who are Islamophobic are racists as well. In most cases, it’s impossible to tell where the Islamophobia stops and the racism starts. Here’s the Venn diagram visualization of this for you.Okay, that puts a stake through the heart of point one. What’s my second point? Let me just duplicate a bunch of the original question and bold the relevant bit.why do people on the left call those who don't share the Muslims’ views racist?That’s a remarkably weasel-worded way of putting this. In fact, it’s complete bullshit.According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, “The number of anti-Muslim groups tripled in 2011, jumping from 10 groups in 2010 to 30” in 2011. In 2012, shots were fired at mosques, an acid bomb was thrown at a children’s school, mosques were vandalized with paintballs and pigs’ legs, and a Florida Muslim family’s house was firebombed.This isn’t a civil disagreement about views, it’s violence, firebombing and acid attacks against children. When people are fire-bombing Hindu temples and beating Sikhs, that’s not an expression of disagreement expressed civilly.What’s my third point?Oh, let’s look at that question again, shall we?why do people on the left call those who don't share the Muslims’ views racist?Which Muslims are you referring to precisely? Ismailis who you couldn’t pick out of a crowd, and whose religious observances you’ll never notice? Sufis, who spend a lot of time blissed out in mystical rituals? Shiites? Sunnis? Wahabists? The peaceful Muslims of Sumatra perhaps?Perhaps the Muslims Against Terrorism, an NGO devoted to fighting against terrorism. Is it their views you disagree with? Perhaps the Muslims 4 Peace organization, an NGO devoted to interfaith conversation, education and, yeah, peace. Is it their views you disagree with?Maybe it’s the Aga Khan, global leader of the Ismailis you disagree with? What are his views and goals?Among the goals the Aga Khan has said he works toward are the elimination of global poverty; the promotion and implementation of secular pluralism; the advancement of the status of women; and the honouring of Islamic art and architectureOh, the horror.There are about 1.8 billion Muslims in the world. They come in all shapes, sizes and degrees of belief. They are impossible to lump together as a single group, unless you are explicitly stereotyping all of them as a homogenous whole. That’s bigotry. That’s Islamophobia. And as the first section shows, it’s racist.But wait. One more. A Muslim is an individual person. Islam is the generic term for the faith and its adherents. Asking if not agreeing with Muslim is a problem is kind of like asking if disagreeing with your racist Trump-supporting uncle is like thinking that all old white men are idiots. You might want to work on your knowledge. Like, a lot. Or you’ll just continue to be ignorant and bigoted. You don’t want that do you?