June 1999 runway overrun and crash in Arkansas, US
American Airlines Flight 1420
N215AA's final position, having overrun the runway and crashed into the runway approach lights
Accident
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′11″N92°11′58″W / 34.73639°N 92.19944°W / 34.73639; -92.19944
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)
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. Nine of the 145 people aboard were immediately killed—the captain and eight passengers. Two more passengers died in the hospital in the following weeks.
^Aircraft Accident Report – Runway Overrun During Landing, American Airlines Flight 1420, McDonnell Douglas MD-82, N215AA, Little Rock, Arkansas, June 1, 1999(PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. October 23, 2001. NTSB/AAR-01/02. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 11, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
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