American Airlines Flight 1 (1936)

For other flights with this number, see Flight 1.
American Airlines Flight 1
Accident summary
Date January 14, 1936 (1936-01-14)
Summary Undetermined
Site Near Goodwin, Arkansas, United States
Passengers 14
Crew 3
Fatalities 17 (all)
Survivors 0
Aircraft type Douglas DC-2-120
Operator American Airlines
Registration NC14274
Flight origin Memphis Municipal Airport, Memphis, Tennessee
Destination Little Rock National Airport, Little Rock, Arkansas

American Airlines Flight 1 was a Douglas DC-2 airliner on a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Memphis to Little Rock. On Tuesday, January 14, 1936, the flight crashed into a swamp near Goodwin, Arkansas, disintegrating on impact and killing all 17 people on board. At the time, it was the worst civil plane crash on U.S. soil.[1][2] As of 2016, it remains the deadliest crash in Arkansas state history.

Cause

A cause for the crash could not be determined, though probable causes include passenger interference, fuel exhaustion in one tank, flying below a safe altitude, and/or the co-pilot somehow being alone at the controls.[3]

References

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