American Airlines Flight 1420
June 1999 runway overrun and crash in Arkansas, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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American Airlines Flight 1420 was a flight from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Little Rock National Airport in the United States. On June 1, 1999, the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 operating as Flight 1420 overran the runway upon landing in Little Rock and crashed. 9 of the 145 people aboard were immediately killed—the captain and 8 passengers.
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Accident | |
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Date | June 1, 1999 |
Summary | Runway overrun in inclement weather due to pilot error[1]: xii |
Site | Little Rock National Airport Little Rock, Arkansas, United States 34°44.18′N 92°11.97′W |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas MD-82 |
Operator | American Airlines |
IATA flight No. | AA1420 |
ICAO flight No. | AAL1420 |
Call sign | AMERICAN 1420 |
Registration | N215AA |
Flight origin | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Dallas, Texas, United States |
Destination | Little Rock National Airport Little Rock, Arkansas, United States |
Occupants | 145 |
Passengers | 139 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 11 (9 initially) |
Injuries | 110 |
Survivors | 134 (136 initially) |
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