NTSB Advisory
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594
June 3, 1999

PHOTO OPPORTUNITY FLIGHT RECORDERS FROM AMERICAN AIRLINES ACCIDENT IN LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS

The flight recorders recovered from the wreckage of American Airlines flight 1420, which crashed at the Little Rock National Airport on Tuesday, June 1, will be available to photograph at 2:30 p.m. today.

Location: NTSB Headquarters 490 L’Enfant Plaza , SW Washington, D.C. 5th Floor Board Room

This is a photo opportunity only. No interviews will be conducted. Information on the contents or the quality of the recorders will be released by the Safety Board’s investigating in Little Rock, Arkansas.

NTSB Press Office: (202) 314-6100