Texas International Airlines Flight 655
A Convair CV-600 similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 27, 1973 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error in inclement weather |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Convair 600 |
| Operator | Texas International Airlines |
| Registration | N94230 |
| Flight origin | Memphis International Airport, Tennessee, United States |
| 1st stopover | Grider Field, Arkansas, United States |
| 2nd stopover | Goodwin Field, Arkansas, United States |
| Last stopover | Texarkana Municipal Airport, Arkansas, United States |
| Destination | Dallas Love Field, Texas, United States |
| Occupants | 11 |
| Passengers | 8 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 11 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Texas International Airlines Flight 655 was a scheduled domestic flight within the United States of America. On September 27, 1973, the Convair 600 turboprop aircraft en route from El Dorado to Texarkana, Arkansas crashed into Black Fork Mountain, Arkansas. The eight passengers and three crew members on board were killed.