American Airlines Flight 2

American Airlines Flight 2
Accident
A similar American Airlines DC-3
Date	February 10, 1944
Summary	Controlled flight into terrain, cause undetermined
Site	Mississippi River
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Douglas DC-3-277A
Operator	American Airlines
Registration	NC21767
Flight origin	Little Rock National Airport, Little Rock, Arkansas
Destination	Memphis Municipal Airport, Memphis, Tennessee
Occupants	24
Passengers	21
Crew	3
Fatalities	24
Survivors	0

American Airlines Flight 2 was a Douglas DC-3 that crashed into the Mississippi River on February 10, 1944. All twenty-four passengers and crew were killed. The ultimate cause of the crash remains a mystery.

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Flight and aircraft

Flight 2 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight between Little Rock National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas and Memphis Municipal Airport in Memphis, Tennessee. The aircraft was a DC-3-277A manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company and operated by American Airlines. The craft was five years old, having first entered service in 1939, and had accumulated a total of 12,446 hours of flight time at the time of the crash.^[1]

The plane departed Little Rock National Airport with three crew and twenty-one passengers on board. At 11:36 pm, approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi) southwest of Memphis Municipal Airport, the DC-3 descended at an angle of 20 degrees, the right wing slightly low, and struck the Mississippi River.^[1] There was no abnormal radio contact prior to the crash. All twenty-four people on the DC-3 were killed.

Investigation

The Civil Aeronautics Board investigated the crash, but was unable to determine the probable cause of the accident. The report that was subsequently issued stated that the investigation would continue and a supplemental report would be issued as to their findings, but no such report was ever filed.

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.
— Civil Aeronautics Board, CAB File No. 523-44

Flight 2 today

As of June 2023^[update], Flight 2 is used on the Los Angeles-New York City (JFK) route, contrary to the convention of retiring flight numbers that have crashed.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Accident description for "American Airlines Flight 2" at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on May 24, 2009.
^ Neuman, Scott. "When Bad Things Happen To Planes, Flight Codes Get 'Retired'". NPR. Retrieved March 27, 2015.

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Accident report of the Civil Aeronautics Board (PDF)

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v t e Aviation accidents and incidents in 1944 (1944)
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1943 ◄ ► 1945

v t e Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States and U.S. territories in the 1940s
1940	Lovettsville air disaster
1941	Eastern Air Lines Flight 21 Northwest Airlines Flight 5
1942	TWA Flight 3 American Airlines Flight 28
1943	Pan Am Flight 1104 American Airlines Flight 63 (Flagship Ohio) American Airlines Flight 63 (Flagship Missouri) Tamaqua, PA crash
1944	American Airlines Flight 2 TWA Flight 277 South Portland A-26 Invader crash
1945	American Airlines Flight 6001 Eastern Air Lines Flight 45 National Airlines Flight 16
1946	Pennsylvania Central Airlines Flight 105 Mount Tom B-17 crash TWA Flight 513
1947	United Air Lines Flight 521 Eastern Air Lines Flight 605 Pennsylvania Central Airlines Flight 410 United Air Lines Flight 608 Pan Am Flight 923
1948	Mantell UFO incident Los Gatos DC-3 crash Northwest Airlines Flight 4422 United Air Lines Flight 624 Lake Mead Boeing B-29 crash Northwest Airlines Flight 421 Georgia USAF Boeing B-29 crash Airborne Transport DC-3 disappearance
1949	Strato-Freight Curtiss C-46A crash Standard Air Lines Flight 897R Eastern Air Lines Flight 537 American Airlines Flight 157
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