The Crash of Flight 1420
On Late Tuesday night, June 1, 1999, an American Airlines Flight 1420 crashed at Little Rock National Airport, Adams Field, breaking in half and sliding toward the Arkansas River after landing in a thunderstorm. Flight 1420, an American Airlines McDonnell Douglas Super 80, was carrying 139 passengers and six crew members en route from Dallas to Little Rock.
The jetliner came to rest about 150 yards beyond the runway. The nose had separated from the fuselage, and the back of the plane was burned.
The crash lead to numerous stories through the next year as lawsuits wound their way through the courts and survivors attempted to move on with their lives. Those stories are provided here.
