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NTSB 20594 Aircraft Accident Report Student’s Name Institution Affiliation Abstract Aircraft accidents are very costly. The National Transportation Safety Board investigates and the causes of accidents involving planes and uses the report to deter occurrences accidents in the future. An American airline plane Flight 1420 crashed after overrunning the end of runway 4R while landing in Little Rock city. The flight had left Dallas Airport at 2240, on 1 June 1999 for Little Rock, where it touch down at 2350. This study is concerned with the accident involving an American flight 1420, (McDonnell Douglas MD-82). The aircraft crashed after overrunning runway 4R while landing at Little Rock Airport. This study summarizes the history of the flight, information the injuries involved to people and aircraft damage, Post-accident information and information before the accident. This study also analyses the probable causes of the crash. It concludes the NTSB report on the findings from the analysis and suggests the probable causes of the accident. 1. Information 1.1 History of the Flight An American airline plane Flight 1420 crashed after overrunning the end of runway 4R while landing in Little Rock city. The flight had left Dallas Airport at 2240, on 1 June 1999 for Little Rock, where it touch down at 2350. The aircraft struck tubes extending on outside edge of ILS (Instrument Landing System) towards the end of the runway. There were ten fatalities in the accident including the aircraft captain, 105 sustained serious injuries while only 24 passengers survived the crash without injuries. The impact and post-crash fire destroyed the plane. According to the
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