American Airlines Flight 1420
The aircraft's final position after overrunning the runway and crashing into the runway approach lights | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 1, 1999 |
| Summary | Runway excursion in inclement weather due to pilot error |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| N215AA, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in 1998 | |
| 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 (Initially 9, 2 died later) |
| Injuries | 110 |
| Survivors | 134 (136 originally, 2 died later in hospitals) |
American Airlines Flight 1420 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Little Rock National Airport in the United States. On Tuesday, June 1st, 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 eight passengers—and 2 more passengers died in the hospital in the following weeks.