# Accident 19990601005919A: Doug DC982, Little Rock, AR, June 1, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1999, 23:51 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Airport: Adams Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 34.7294° N, 92.2248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7294&lon=-92.2248&mi=10
- Aircraft: N215AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N215AA-1999-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 15
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA99MA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA99MA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990601005919A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACFT SLID OFF END OF RUNWAY ON LANDING. BROKE IN THREE PARTS. 15 FATALITIES. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. (-23) DURING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SKID DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED THE STRUCTURE WHICH SUPPORTS THE APPROADH LIGHTS. THE AIRCRAFT BURNED. A THUNDERSTORM WAS IN PROGRESS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.                                             (.19)  ON JUNE 1, 1999, AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 1420 CRASHED AFTER LANDING AT LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.  THERE WERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE END OF RUNWAY, WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, AND IMPACTED APPROACH LIGHT STRUCTURES.  THERE WAS A CREW OF 6 AND 139 PASSENGERS ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE.  ELEVEN PERSONS WERE KILLED IN THE ACCIDENT. A TWO-YEAR OLD CHILD SEATED IN A CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM SURVIVED THE IMPACT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA99MA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA99MA060), Jun 2, 1999: McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (N215AA), Little Rock, AR, destroyed, 11 fatal. Probable cause: The flight crew's failure to discontinue the approach when severe thunderstorms and their associated hazards to flight operations had moved into the airport area and the crew's failure to ensure that…

## Other reports on N215AA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19871006065249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871006065249I), Oct 6, 1987: Doug DC982 (N215AA), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Number one engine failed on approach. A safe landing was made. Turbine housing around guide vanes worn away.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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