Last updated: 1 December 2021
| Status: | Final |
| 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 |
| Memphis Municipal Airport, TN (MEM/KMEM), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | AA2 |
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."
Sources:
» CAB File No. 523-44Photos
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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).
Distance from Little Rock National Airport, AR to Memphis Municipal Airport, TN as the crow flies is 207 km (129 miles).
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Douglas DC-3
- ca 13.000 built
- 520th loss
- 179th fatal accident
- 7th worst accident (at the time)
- 132nd worst accident (currently)