Air Crash: Disasters Uncovered is a Documentary programme.

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Air Crash: Disasters Uncovered: Racing the Storm - American Airlines Flight 1420

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Investigation into the 1999 crash of American Airlines Flight 1420, which overshot the runway at Little Rock National Airport, Arkansas, during a thunderstorm, killing 11 people. The tragedy was ruled to be a consequence of pilot error as the crew rushed to complete landing procedures while trying to touch down in advance of the worst of the weather