American Airlines Flight 2 was a

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DC-3 that crashed into the

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on February 10, 1944. All twenty-four passengers and crew were killed. The ultimate cause of the crash remains a mystery.

Flight and aircraft

Flight 2 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight between Little Rock National Airport in

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and

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. The aircraft was a DC-3-277A manufactured by the

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and operated by

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. 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. The plane departed Little Rock National Airport with three crew and twenty-one passengers on board. At 11:36 pm, approximately 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. 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.

Flight 2 today

, Flight 2 is used on the

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(JFK) route, contrary to the convention of retiring flight numbers that have crashed.

References

External links

Accident report
of the Civil Aeronautics Board
PDF
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Flight and aircraft

Investigation

Flight 2 today

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