Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Thursday 10 February 1944 |
Time: | 23:36 |
Type: | Douglas DC-3-277A |
Operator: | American Airlines |
Registration: | NC21767 |
MSN: | 2166 |
First flight: | 1939 |
Total airframe hrs: | 12446 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21 |
Total: | Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 24 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 29 km (18.1 mls) SW of Memphis Airport, TN ( United States of America)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Little Rock National Airport, AR (LIT/KLIT), United States of America |
Destination airport: | Memphis Municipal Airport, TN (MEM/KMEM), United States of America |
Flightnumber: | AA2 |
Narrative:The DC-3 struck the Mississippi River in an angle of descent of about 20 degrees with the right wing slightly low.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The Board is unable to determine the probable cause of this accident upon the available evidence which has been collected in the present investigation. Search for further information will continue and in the event that additional significant evidence is obtained a supplemental report will be issued."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | CAB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Accident number: | final report | Download report: | Final report
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Sources:
» CAB File No. 523-44
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Little Rock National Airport, AR to Memphis Municipal Airport, TN as the crow flies is 207 km (129 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.