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	Tangle of errors, misjudgment behind crash of Flight 1420
		Flight 1420, with 139 passengers and a crew of six, touched down at 11:50, as a storm was breaking.
		American Airlines has the largest meteorology department of any aviation company, with a $2 million budget to support 20 meteorologists and two managers, who are also weather forecasters.
		American's weather department is so big, the airline is the only one given FAA approval to use its own weather technology and expertise to advise pilots and dispatchers.
	www.ardemgaz.com /prev/crash060299/A01xcrash18.html (2916 words)

	American Airlines Flight 1420- June 1, 1999
		Flight 1420 departed from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, about 2240 with 2 flight crewmembers, 4 flight attendants, and 139 passengers aboard and touched down in Little Rock at 2350:20.
		Flight 1420 was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 on an instrument flight rules flight plan.
		The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable causes of this accident were 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 the spoilers had extended after touchdown.
	people.cs.und.edu /~jshields/Accidents/american_1420.htm (313 words)

	American Airlines Flight 1420 Timeline Page1
		(CDT) “Flight 1420, the accident flight, was scheduled to depart DFW at 2028 as flight 1420.
		The airplane scheduled for use on the flight was delayed due to weather and according to the dispatcher of flight 1420, using the original airplane, would not allow the flightcrew to remain within the contractual crew duty day limit of 14 hours.
		The controller acknowledged the initial transmission, advised AA 1420 that there was a thunderstorm northwest of the airport and reported that the wind is 280 ° at 28 kts.
	www.jrily.com /1420Family/1420TimelinePage1.htm (1956 words)

	Aviation attorneys reach $14 million dollar settlement for victims of American Airlines flight 1420 crash.
		American Airlines had previously admitted it was liable for the crash and as a result, owed "compensatory" damages.
		On June 1, 1999 the crew of American Airlines Flight 1420 lost control of the MD-82 aircraft on the ground after landing in a thunderstorm at the Little Rock airport.
		All but three of the total number of cases filed as a result of the crash were settled long before this ruling, which does not affect the vast majority of the passengers.
	www.rapoportlaw.com /news_littlerock.html (360 words)

	American Airlines Flight 1420 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		American Airlines Flight 1420 was a flight from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Little Rock National Airport.
		On June 1, 1999, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (registration number N215AA) overran the runway upon landing in Little Rock and crashed.
		According to the NTSB's report, the crew of Flight 1420 learned that the winds were changing direction and that a windshear alert had sounded on the airport due to a thunderstorm nearby.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_1420 (376 words)

	CNN - Experts: Flight 1420 needed more runway to avoid crash - January 28, 2000
		Flight 1420, from Dallas, landed about 2,000 feet into a 7,200-feet-long runway during a severe thunderstorm.
		Just three weeks ago, American Airlines' Robert Baker, who was in charge of the airline's operations at the time of the crash, was promoted to a new position created to oversee safety and security.
		Flight 1420's pilots had been on duty for more than 13 hours at the time of the crash, just shy of the company's maximum 14-hour day.
	edition.cnn.com /2000/US/01/28/runway.plane/index.html (707 words)

	CNN - Pilot, eight others dead in Arkansas crash - June 2, 1999
		LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (CNN) -- The American Airlines jet that crashed after landing in gusting winds skidded sideways down the runway and then slammed into a light tower as it left the pavement, officials said Wednesday.
		Bob Baker, executive vice president of American Airlines, said the pilot, Capt. Richard Buschmann of Chicago, a 20-year veteran with American Airlines who was "very, very experienced," was among the dead, the only crew member killed.
		Flight 1420 had 139 passengers and six crew members aboard and was due to arrive at 9:41 p.m., the airline said.
	www.cnn.com /US/9906/02/arkansas.crash.03 (957 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/American Airlines Flight 383
		The flight was delayed for 20 minutes in New York but the flight itself was uneventful.
		The flight data recorder showed the aircraft descended through 500 feet in the last 42 seconds before impact, a normal rate of descent for the landing phase of operation.
		The flight crew may have been confused about their true altitude, due to misinterpretation of the aircraft's altimeter after descending through 0 feet (relative to the airport altitude), or they may have had their hands full controlling the plane in severe weather and simply failed to notice the readings on the altimeter.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_383 (702 words)

	8 more Flight 1420 survivors sue American Airlines
		American Airlines has declined to comment on the suits.
		Depositions in all the lawsuits filed against the airline are to continue May 1 in Little Rock, with American Airline's ground crew among the witnesses.
		One of the suits, filed by passenger Emma Burnett, has been settled out of court for an undisclosed amount, while the suit filed by the estate of Mary Couch of Havana, who died shortly after impact, is set for trial this summer.
	www.ardemgaz.com /prev/crash060299/B3x142018.html (427 words)

	Salon Out of the Blue \| We can't forget
		The bottom line, however, is that no matter what caused the crash of American flight 1420, no matter who ultimately is assigned the blame, it will forever remain a searing tragedy.
		Disoriented and probably in shock, the flight attendant could focus only on the pain caused by the jump seat harness that was digging into her ribs.
		Next year, the flight attendants at my airline will be studying the detailed accounts of American Airlines flight 1420.
	www.salon.com /travel/diary/hest/1999/06/08/crash/print.html (904 words)

	CNN.com - Pilot fatigue, error probable causes of '99 Little Rock crash - October 23, 2001
		The long work day could have led to the flight crew's failure to perform the task of deploying the spoiler system, which is a standard item on their pre-landing checklist.
		Nonetheless, the accident report criticized the flight crew's decision to continue the plane's approach to the airport despite the severe thunderstorms that were rolling into the area.
		The airline industry, represented by the Air Transport Association and the Regional Airline Association, entered into litigation with the FAA on this rule.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/US/10/23/little.rock.crash (635 words)

	Washingtonpost.com: Co-Pilot Recalls Different Scenario
		Saturday, June 5, 1999; Page A7 The copilot of American Airlines Flight 1420 told investigators today that despite towering thunderstorms Tuesday night, the clouds had created a ''bowling alley effect'' and that he could see down the ''lane'' all the way to the runway.
		From a hospital bed where he is recovering from a broken leg, First Officer Michael Origel told investigators that the descent into the airport was normal and that he never lost sight of the runway.
		American Airlines' flight manual places responsibility for arming the spoilers on the nonflying pilot, which would have been Origel.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/national/daily/june99/plane05.htm (667 words)

	The Crash of Flight 1420 - Failure is Not Our Business -
		The crash of American Airlines Flight 1420 late Tuesday night in Little Rock, Arkansas once again reminds us that we are foolish to place our faith in the guarantor of air travel safety, the Federal Aviation Administration.
		American Airlines rushed to the defense of its pilot, a twenty year employee of the company with nearly 10,000 hours in the air.
		The tombstone agency was left to claim the nine victims for its cemetery.
	www.quarterly-report.com /aviation/flt_1420.html (368 words)

	Corporate Airlines Flight 5966 - Kirksville, Missouri
		The commuter flight's preliminary passenger list indicates that 13 passengers and a crew of 2 were aboard the Jetstream 32 aircraft.
		Air Midwest/ U.S. Airways Express Flight 5481 (Charlotte, North Carolina — January 8, 2003) A settlement, subject to confidentiality, was reached in this case in which Rapoport Law Offices P.C. represented the family of the co-pilot who was killed when the Beech 1900 aircraft crashed shortly after take off from Charlotte-Douglas International Airport.
		American Airlines Flight 587 (Belle Harbor/Queens, New York - November 12, 2001).
	www.rapoportlaw.com /1/5966.html (788 words)

	todaysthv.com - KTHV Little Rock - Print Full Story
		American Airlines Flight 1420 crashed June first, 1999, after landing in a thunderstorm.
		The Flight 1420 Memorial Committee decided on the scope of the monument.
		Wording on the memorial's central plaque notes the courage of those on the flight and that life should never be taken for granted.
	www.todaysthv.com /printfullstory.aspx?storyid=9981 (175 words)

	American Airlines Flight 1420 Key Stories
		Tapes show that the crew of American Airlines Flight 1420 was advised of hazardous weather conditions but never indicated any hesitancy in landing before the plane ran off the runway on June 1, killing 11 people..
		Saturday, June 5, 1999; Page A7 The injured co-pilot of an American Airlines jetliner thought he felt the aircraft hydroplane over the rain-slicked runway just before it crashed, killing the pilot and eight passengers according to investigators.
		Thursday, June 3, 1999; Page A1 An American Airlines jetliner landing in fierce wind gusts careered off a rain- and hail-slicked runway here, slammed into a light tower and broke apart in flames, killing eight passengers and the pilot and injuring more than 80 others on board.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/national/longterm/1420/keystories.htm (217 words)

	Track American Airlines Flight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Newsday - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing Monday morning after a passenger lit a match to disguise the scent of flatulence, authorities said.
		Newsday - Burlingame III, who was the pilot of American Airlines Flight 77 on Sept. 11, 2001, her uncle, Mark Burlingame, said Tuesday.
		This extensive flight, which is expected to depart from Chile, cross the Andes...
	www.fly-american-airlines.info /track-american-airlines-flight.php (673 words)

	American Airlines Flight 383 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		American Airlines Flight 383 was a flight from New York to Cincinnati on November 8, 1965.
		A late departure from New York and the deteriorating weather at Cincinnati may have put pressure on the flight crew.
		The Airline used the Flight Number 383 again, and a separate, non-fatal incident occurred June 16, 1993
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_383 (719 words)

	Killtown's: Did Flight 77 really crash into the Pentagon? - Suspicious plane debris...
		The photo on the right shows where the "n" on the AA logo (red arrows) would approximately be on the scaled B757 and the yellow arrow points the the approximate location of where this "n" debris was photographed.
		This piece of a Boeing-757, American Airlines Flight 77, was torn from the plane as it clipped a light pole on approach to the Pentagon.
		These pics are supposed to be the landing gear and part of an engine from Flight 77 inside the Pentagon, but the sources for where these pics originally came from are unknown, so there is no way to even know if these pics are even authentic.
	www.thewebfairy.com /killtown/flight77/debris.html (2159 words)

	Court TV Online - U. S.
		LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A college student who survived the fiery crash of an American Airlines flight was transformed from an energetic, fun-loving woman into a despondent person, her lawyer claims.
		On June 1, 1999, 10 passengers and the pilot died after American Airlines Flight 1420 ran off the end of a Little Rock runway in a thunderstorm, broke apart and caught fire.
		Attorneys for American Airlines acknowledge Lloyd suffers from what has been diagnosed as post-traumatic stress disorder.
	www.courttv.com /national/2000/1011/american_ap.html (316 words)

	Lord, Bissell & Brook Welcomes Aviation Attorney To New York & Elects Atlanta Attorney To Partner-Lord Bissell & ...
		Lord, Bissell and Brook LLP demonstrates its continued commitment to the growth of its aviation practice with the addition of William C. Brown as of counsel in New York.
		Brown has lectured on airline issues for schools and organizations and is the author of “Problems Arising From the Intersection of Traditional Maritime Law and Aviation Death and Personal Injury Liability” in the 1994 issue of the Tulane Law Review.
		Wright previously acted as external lead counsel for a European start-up airline and, thus, is aware of the legal issues that airlines face on a day-to-day basis.
	www.lordbissell.com /newsstand_story.cfm?NSID=972 (382 words)

	American Airlines Flight 1420, Essay by Survivor Sharon Angleman
		Correspondence concerning this essay and/or the events surrounding the Crash of American Airlines Flight 1420 are welcomed and encouraged.
		A thunderstorm forced us to circle Dallas for half an hour before landing, then the flight from Dallas to Little Rock was delayed for over two hours.
		Crash of American Airlines Flight 1420 are welcomed and encouraged.
	www.jrily.com /LiteraryIllusions/AmericanAirlinesFlight1420.html (9477 words)

	Scramble Stoffer en Blik, Aircraft crash pictures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		American Airlines Flight 1420 ended in a disaster when the N215AA, a MD-82 run of the runway at Little Rock, AR during landing.
		The aircraft tried to land in the dark during heavy hail and thunderstorms.
		Six crewmembers and 12 passengers died as a cause of this crash and over 80 passengers were wounded.
	www.scramble.nl /combined/sb/american-md80.htm (63 words)

	www.PlaneSafe.org: Safety: Safer Children
		Emily 2, Lauren 4, and myself were passengers aboard American Airlines flight 1420, the plane which crashed upon landing at Little Rock Airport in Arkansas on June 1st, 1999 At 11:51p.m.
		The FAA and the airlines need to make it mandatory that all children be secured in a child restraint.
		Children under the age of 2 are required to be in a child seat on all U.S. military aircraft, and commercial airlines have taken a step in the right direction by offering parents a half price ticket for their infant.
	www.planesafe.org /safety/saferchildren.htm (924 words)

	Volunteer Brings Disaster Skills to Thousands of Arkansans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Her first real disaster experience was in 1999, when she volunteered to help after American Airlines Flight 1420 crashed in Little Rock.
		Schmidt received the regional American Red Cross Ann Magnussen Award in 2004, the highest honor of nursing achievement in the American Red Cross.
		In 2006, she received the American Red Cross of Greater Arkansas Volunteer of the Year Award from the Preparedness and Response Department.
	www.redcross.org /article/0,1072,0_312_5900,00.html (907 words)

	NTSB Abstract AAR-01/02 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Abstract: On June 1, 1999, at 2350:44 central daylight time, American Airlines flight 1420, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82), N215AA, crashed after it overran the end of runway 4R during landing at Little Rock National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas.
		The safety issues in this report focus on flight crew performance, flight crew decision-making regarding operations in adverse weather, pilot fatigue, weather information dissemination, emergency response, frangibility of airport structures, and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) oversight.
		Safety recommendations concerning these issues are addressed to the FAA and the National Weather Service.
	www.ntsb.gov /publictn/2001/AAR0102.htm (232 words)

	CNN Transcript - CNN Today: NTSB Prepares For Hearings on Little Rock Crash of American Flight 1420 - January 26, 2000
		CARL ROCHELLE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): This is the wreckage of American Airlines Flight 1420 -- earlier, a routine flight from Dallas to Little Rock with 139 passengers and a crew of six.
		FLIGHT CONTROLLER: American 1420, approach Little Rock, roger.
		ROCHELLE: One of American's most senior captains was at the controls of Flight 1420.
	edition.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0001/26/tod.03.html (431 words)

	David E. Rapoport, JD
		For example, he is currently a member of court appointed Plaintiffs' Steering Committees in cases arising out of the crashes EgyptAir Flight 990, American Airlines Flight 1420 and Swissair Flight 111.
		Mr Rapoport served as lead trial attorney in the USAir Flight 1016 liability case and was selected to act as the lead trial attorney in consolidated federal cases arising out the crash of United Airlines Flight 232.
		Rapoport was featured on the television program, 60 Minutes, in the segment entitled "Open and Shut Case?", a discussion of some of the unexpected issues that plane crash victims or their family members may encounter in the aftermath of an air disaster.
	www.seniormag.com /legal/atty/il/der.htm (701 words)

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