American Airlines Flight 1 (1936)
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| Accident summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 14, 1936 |
| 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]
