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Texas International Airlines Flight 655 crashes into the Black Fork Mountain Wilderness near Mena, Arkansas, killing all 11 people on board.
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Texas International Airlines Flight 655
1973 plane crash in Arkansas, United States
Texas International Airlines Flight 655, registration N94230, was a Convair 600 turboprop aircraft en route from El Dorado to Texarkana, Arkansas, crashing into Black Fork Mountain, Arkansas, on the night of September 27, 1973. The eight passengers and three crewmembers on board…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Black Fork Mountain Wilderness
Protected area in Arkansas and Oklahoma
The Black Fork Mountain Wilderness Area is located in the U.S. states of Arkansas and Oklahoma. Created by an act of Congress in 1984, the wilderness covers an area of 13,139 acres (53 km²). The Arkansas portion contains 8,430 acres (34.1 km2) and the Oklahoma portion contains…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mena, Arkansas
City in Arkansas, United States
Mena is a city in and the county seat of Polk County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 5,558 as of the 2020 census. Mena is included in the Ark-La-Tex socio-economic region. Surrounded by the Ouachita National Forest, Mena is a gateway to some of the most visited…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
September 27
Day of the year
September 27 is the 270th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 95 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)