American Airlines Flight 1 (1936)
Wreckage of the aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 14, 1936 |
| Summary | Crashed into swamp, cause undetermined (potential controlled flight into terrain) |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| NC14274, the aircraft involved in the accident, photographed in 1934 | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-2-120 |
| Aircraft name | Southerner |
| Operator | American Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | AA1 |
| ICAO flight No. | AAL1 |
| Call sign | AMERICAN 1 |
| Registration | NC14274 |
| Flight origin | Newark, New Jersey |
| 1st stopover | Memphis Municipal Airport, Memphis, Tennessee |
| 2nd stopover | Little Rock National Airport, Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Last stopover | Dallas, Texas |
| Destination | Los Angeles, California |
| Occupants | 17 |
| Passengers | 14 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 17 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 0 |
American Airlines Flight 1 was a regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight. On January 14, 1936, a Douglas DC-2 airliner, operating the flight that day on its then Memphis to Little Rock route, crashed 14 minutes after departure. Everyone aboard, including 14 passengers and 3 crew members, were killed. The cause of the crash remains undetermined. As of 2025, it remains the deadliest crash in Arkansas state history.