Flight 1420, an American Airlines MD-82, leaves Dallas-Fort Worth for Little Rock two hours late due to thunderstorms. To keep the airline schedules on track, the American Airlines dispatcher tells the crew to “expedite their arrival” to beat the storms to the Little Rock airfield. As 1420 begins its descent, severe thunderstorms close in on the airfield, bringing with them dangerously unstable winds.
Who or what was initially blamed for this disaster?
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Mayday: Air Disaster - From Season 1 Episode 2 "Racing the Storm": At the height of thunderstorm season in Arkansas, American Airlines 1420 ends in disaster. The MD80 ploughs off a wet runway down an embankment and breaks apart, killing 11 people. Mayday delves into the time pressures and misjudgment that lead to this accident.
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Who or what was initially blamed for this disaster?
Want to watch full episodes? Check out this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiXVS8S6-YAUBts83-WRHLjn1DCSSNcjb
Mayday: Air Disaster - From Season 1 Episode 2 "Racing the Storm": At the height of thunderstorm season in Arkansas, American Airlines 1420 ends in disaster. The MD80 ploughs off a wet runway down an embankment and breaks apart, killing 11 people. Mayday delves into the time pressures and misjudgment that lead to this accident.
Mayday: Air Disaster is a dramatic non-fiction series that investigates high-profile air disasters to uncover how and why they happened. Mayday: Air Disaster follows survivors, family members of crash victims and transportation safety investigators as they piece together the evidence of the causes of major accidents. So climb into the cockpit for an experience you won’t soon forget.
Subscribe to the OFFICIAL Mayday: Air Disaster channel here: https://bit.ly/2PQnaMI
#MaydayAirDisaster #MaydayInvestigation #AirEmergency #MaydayEpisodes #planecrashes #airplanecrashes #aviationaccidents #Fullepisode #airplanedisasterdocumentary #aircrashinvestigation #AF8969 #911
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