NEW YORK, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The widow of a man killed on an American Airlines flight that crashed moments after takeoff in November filed suit on Thursday against the airline and against aircraft maker Airbus SAS (ARBU) ,alleging that mechanical and structural problems caused the disaster. The suit, filed in Manhattan federal court seeks more than $225 million in damages and costs. It also names as defendants Airbus Industrie; Airbus Service Co.; European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co EADS N.V. and BAE Systems Plc. (BA) American Airlines, the world's largest carrier, is owned by AMR Corp (AMR). Airbus SAS is owned by European consortium EADS and Britain's BAE. The Airbus A300-600 aircraft, which was headed for Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, crashed after leaving John F. Kennedy International Airport on Nov. 12. Data recovered from the flight showed it hit turbulence from a plane in front of it, and seconds later began to swing violently and break up before it fell 2,900 feet to the ground, killing all 260 people on board and five on the ground. Investigators have not yet determined the cause of the crash but they are focusing on potential mechanical problems, a possible structural defect with the plane's tail fin, and actions by crew after the aircraft encountered turbulence. The case was filed by Margarita Del Carmen Montan, the widow of Jose Angel Rosa, who said her husband was forced to endure severe mental anguish and fear of impending death before he was killed in the crash. The suit alleged that structural, electrical and mechanical systems failures caused or contributed to the crash.