American Airlines Flight 1420

June 1999 runway overrun and crash in Arkansas, US
Event aviation_accident Q783597
American Airlines Flight 1420
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American Airlines Flight 1420

Summary

American Airlines Flight 1420 is an aviation accident[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of aviation_accident entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,880 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • American Airlines Flight 1420 is located in Arkansas[3].
  • American Airlines Flight 1420 is in the country of United States[4].
  • American Airlines Flight 1420's instance of is recorded as aviation accident[5].
  • American Airlines Flight 1420's item operated is recorded as McDonnell Douglas MD-82[6].
  • American Airlines Flight 1420 is operated by American Airlines[7].
  • The location of American Airlines Flight 1420 was Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport[8].
  • American Airlines Flight 1420's Commons category is recorded as American Airlines Flight 1420[9].
  • American Airlines Flight 1420 occurred on June 1, 1999[10].
  • American Airlines Flight 1420's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 34.736333333333334, 'longitude': -92.1995}[11].
  • American Airlines Flight 1420's has cause is recorded as weather[12].
  • American Airlines Flight 1420 resulted in {'amount': '+11'} deaths[13].
  • American Airlines Flight 1420 resulted in {'amount': '+10'} deaths[14].
  • American Airlines Flight 1420 resulted in {'amount': '+1'} deaths[15].
  • American Airlines Flight 1420 involved {'amount': '+139'} participants[16].
  • American Airlines Flight 1420 involved {'amount': '+6'} participants[17].
  • American Airlines Flight 1420's depicted by is recorded as Racing the Storm[18].
  • American Airlines Flight 1420's depicted by is recorded as Cruel Skies[19].
  • American Airlines Flight 1420 caused {'amount': '+110'} injuries[20].
  • American Airlines Flight 1420's start point is recorded as Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport[21].
  • American Airlines Flight 1420's destination point is recorded as Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport[22].
  • American Airlines Flight 1420's has immediate cause is recorded as pilot error[23].
  • American Airlines Flight 1420's number of survivors is recorded as {'amount': '+134'}[24].
  • American Airlines Flight 1420's investigated by is recorded as National Transportation Safety Board[25].
  • American Airlines Flight 1420's vessel is recorded as McDonnell Douglas MD-80/MD-90 family[26].

Body

When and Where

American Airlines Flight 1420 took place on June 1, 1999[10]. The location of it was Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport[8]. It is in the country of United States[4].

Context

American Airlines Flight 1420's instance of is recorded as aviation accident[5].

Participants

Recorded number of participants include {'amount': '+139'}[16] and {'amount': '+6'}[17].

Outcome and Impact

Recorded number of deaths include {'amount': '+11'}[13], {'amount': '+10'}[14], and {'amount': '+1'}[15]. American Airlines Flight 1420 caused {'amount': '+110'} injuries[20].

Why It Matters

American Airlines Flight 1420 ranks in the top 8% of aviation_accident entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,880 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 4w ago · Dexbot bot · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Instance of → aviation accident
    Number of deaths → {'amount': '+11'}, {'amount': '+10'}, {'amount': '+1'}
    Number of survivors → {'amount': '+134'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:fa:پرواز ۱۴۲۰ امریکن ایرلاینز]]"
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