 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 | Near Little Rock National Airport Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States 34°44′11″N 92°11′58″W / 34.73639°N 92.19944°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 |
| Injuries | 110 |
| Survivors | 134 |
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.